Congressional Hispanic Caucus Statement on Reports of CBP Abuse of a Pregnant Woman
For Immediate Release
Thursday, April 8, 2020
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Alex Sarabia (202) 760-0802
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Statement on Reports of CBP Abuse of a Pregnant Woman
SAN ANTONIO — Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) issued the following statement demanding that the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security investigate recent reports of gross abuse of a pregnant woman legally seeking asylum in the United States:
"The reports of abuse and neglect of a woman giving birth while in border patrol custody are abhorrent and unacceptable. The members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus join Speaker Pelosi, Senator Blumenthal, and every person of good conscience in demanding an immediate investigation of this heinous incident and the abuse of pregnant immigrants.
"Unfortunately, this is not an isolated incident, but rather part of a pattern of denying and delaying medical care, prolonged and unnecessary detention, & an excessive force by border patrol agents. In the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, this abuse is even more alarming as the most vulnerable among us are the most at risk.
"No human being should ever be treated with such callous cruelty."
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The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), founded in December 1976, is organized as a Congressional Member organization, governed under the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives. The CHC is dedicated to voicing and advancing, through the legislative process, issues affecting Hispanics in the United States, Puerto Rico and U.S. Territories.