Posted 2/21/2024, 12:23:00 AM
Jordan Subpoenas HHS Documents on Migrant Children, Citing Safety Concerns; Agency Objects on Privacy Grounds
- House Judiciary Committee chair Jim Jordan subpoenaed HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra for case files on migrant children charged with crimes after being released by HHS
- Jordan alleges inadequate response from HHS to previous requests and oversight inquiries into mismanagement of unaccompanied minor placements
- Jordan cites media reports of murders/assaults by released migrant children as basis for seeking files to review case management
- HHS pushes back against subpoena, argues House Republicans refuse immigration reform while requesting private information without clear purpose
- This marks Jordan's second subpoena of Becerra and the Biden administration amid criticism from the staunch GOP critic