HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra eviscerated for mishandling of unaccompanied children

House Republicans pressed Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra on Wednesday to provide an answer for losing track of thousands of unaccounted migrant children and fumbling the vetting process that allegedly has allowed some minors to be sent to gang members and even a strip club.

Becerra testified that his agency follows “child welfare best practices” with “extensive” background checks that would not allow a child to be placed with someone “engaged in criminal activity.”