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John Cornyn: “Releasing children to unvetted sponsors should be a crime.”

Featuring: John Cornyn, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Published April 30, 2026 | Video Starts at 01:43

… we're going to care about our children, the most vulnerable among us, which is really how a society is judged, how we treat the most vulnerable people in our society. Releasing children to unvetted sponsors should be a crime. While Health and Human Services has reformed its policies under President Trump, the careless and I would say reckless way that unaccompanied minors were handled by the Biden administration was shameful. (01:43–01:47)

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“The Biden administration said, if you come by yourself, we're going to turn you loose and let you into the country.”
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