Dem lawmakers accuse DHS, HHS of giving them misleading information on family separations

Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) and Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Calif.) sent a letter Thursday to leaders of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) accusing the agencies of giving them "misleading information" on family separations in 2018.

The two wrote in their letter that agency officials told them that they had the necessary information to reunite separated migrant families after the administrations "systematic and intentional separation."

“We are appalled at recent news reports and internal documents showing that officials at DHS and HHS knew they did not have enough information to reunite families successfully,” the lawmakers wrote.