I think it's the appropriate choice to go after the criminals first. Again, from my standpoint, I think we need disincentivize children for making that dangerous journey. I think that's compassion. Mr. Greenberg, does HHS check the status, the immigration status, the legal status of sponsors of unaccompanied children that they turn unaccompanied children over to? We do make inquiry of a potential sponsor as to their immigration status 100% of the time. So we make inquiry in all cases. (00:44–17:25)
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Questions whether HHS checks the immigration status of sponsors of unaccompanied children.
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