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A
Official who
oversaw DAMAGE
migrant kids:
Separation
causes trauma DONE
By COLLEEN LONG
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The
Health and Human Ser-
vices official responsible for
helping to reunite families
separated by the Trump
administration said Thurs-
day he had warned col-
leagues that separating
children from their parents
would cause lasting, seri-
ous psychological trauma.
Commander Jonathan
White of the U.S. Public
Health Service testified be-
fore a House subcommit-
tee looking into the “zero-
tolerance policy” last April
that resulted in the sepa-
ration of more than 2,700
children.
U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Commander Jonathan White testifies during the House Commerce Oversight and
Investigations Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019.
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