ABC host pounds DHS chief after he claims reports of mistreated migrant children are ‘unsubstantiated’

Department of Homeland Security acting Secretary Kevin McAleenan on Sunday insisted that multiple reports about the treatment of migrant children at detention facilities are “unsubstantiated.”

In an interview on ABC’s This Week, host Martha Raddatz asked why he had refuted a New York Times report which found that children are being mistreated at migrant detention facilities.

“Why did you call those allegations unsubstantiated?” Raddatz asked.

“Because there’s adequate food and water,” McAleenan argued. “Because the facility is cleaned every day. Because I know what our standards are and I know they are being followed. Because we have tremendous levels of oversight — five levels of oversight.”

View the complete July 7 article by David Edwards from Raw Story on the AlterNet website here.