Washington • Rep. John Curtis, R-Utah, pushed back on the Trump administration’s legal argument that it didn’t have to provide soap, toothbrushes or other hygienic items to child immigrants being detained at the U.S.-Mexican border.
“I have been to the border and seen firsthand the unacceptable conditions," Curtis said in a statement. "Unaccompanied migrant children should absolutely have access to soap, toothbrushes, and other basic amenities while being held in detention facilities, but the answer to the crisis at the border is far more complex than a toothbrush.
“The burden of a solution rests squarely on the shoulders of Congress where both parties have failed,” Curtis continued.