A senior govt. official said he's proud of medical care being given to migrant children in US custody. 'I'm a doctor and a parent,' he said. 'I'm very comfortable in my own skin, and I would do for these folks what I would want done for my own children.'
A senior government official said he is proud of the medical care being given to migrant children in the custody of US Customs and Border Protection.
"I'm a doctor and a parent," he said."I'm very comfortable in my own skin, and I would do for these folks what I would want done for my own children.""I take care of everyone in our care like I would want my own children taken care of."Watchdog finds extreme overcrowding in Border Patrol facilities in unannounced inspectionsThe official works for the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees the border protection agency.
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