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It completely disrespects the hardworking men and women at the office of refugee resettlement. third, parents who entered illegally are by definition criminals. illegal entry is a crime as determined by congress. by entering our country illegally, often in dangerous circumstances, illegal immigrants have put their children at risk. four, cvp and i.c.e. officers are properly trained to care for minors in their custody. dhs and hhs treats all individuals with dignity and respect and complies with all laws and policy. this reinforces and reiterates the need to consider the best interests of the c...

Any examples of child abuse you believe? how could this not be child abuse for the people taken from their parents? not the ones who were sent here with their parents blessing with a smuggler. people who were taken from their parents. >> i'm not in any position to deal with hearsay. if someone has a specific allegation, as i always do when i testify, i asked that they provide that information to the department of homeland security. we will look into it. we do not want a situation where a child is not completely adequately taken care of. >> reporter: why is the government [inaudible." >> i'm no...

How is this not specifically child abuse when these innocent children who are being separated from their parents. >> i want to be clear on a couple of the things. the vast, vast majority of children who are in the care of hhs right now, 10,000 of the 12,000, were sent here alone by their parents. that's when they were separated. so somehow we have conflated everything. there is two separate issues. 10,000 of those currently in custody were sent by their parents with strangers to undertake a completely dangerous and deadly travel alone. we now care for them. we have high standards. we give them...

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Enforcing the law, a point she made repeatedly in the white house briefing room today. >> have you seen the photos of children in cages? have you heard the audio clip of these wailing that just came out today? >> i have -- i have not seen something that came out today, but i have been to detention centers. and, again, i would reference you to our standards. i would reference you to the care provided not just by the department of homeland security, but by the department of holt and human services. >> why is the government only releasing images of the boys who are being held? where are the girls...