Article snippet: Republicans on the House Energy & Commerce Committee are probing the Department of Health and Human Services on its treatment of migrant children in its care. “We support strong enforcement of our nation’s borders. We also support keeping families together, and believe that children should not be separated from their parents,” the members wrote in a letter to HHS Secretary Alex Azar. The members asked for answers to a series of questions about children in ORR custody, including: how many are in ORR custody as a result of being separated from their parents or families; does ORR have the resources to properly care for the high number of children being transferred to their custody; what steps is ORR taking to track and address issues of abuse within HHS funded facilities and what medications is ORR authorized to administer. The committee also investigated ORR in 2014 after a series of reports detailed allegations of abuse of minors in custody. "Given HHS' historical difficulties in properly caring for [the children], the committee believes that additional scrutiny of ORR is warranted at this time," the members wrote. The members also asked for all copies of contracts or grant agreements since 2014 between HHS and private companies that house the children, as well as any reports that relate to allegations of abuse of children in the custody of ORR from 2017 to the present. The letter comes after HHS' watchdog announced it would probe the conditions at chi... Link to the full article to read more