Transparency: Answers lacking over location of girls and toddlers wretched from families by ICE

On the hot seat for the disastrous Trump policy of separating immigrant children from their parents, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen could not answer questions about the location of girls detained under the policy. There are many unanswered questions about the conditions of their detainment and the effects on their mental health. (Refinery 29, June 19, 2018, by Natalie Gontcharova)

When a reporter noted the absence of girls in government photos and tweeted to Nielsen, “where are the girls & toddlers?,” she responded, “I’ll look into that.” Observers fear that ICE is not adequately documenting the whereabouts of parents and children which will make it onerous to reunite families. (The Week, June 19, 2018, by Peter Weber)