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CBP is separating families on the basis of HIV status, even though it's against the law
Source: ThinkProgress
CBP is separating families on the basis of HIV status, even though it’s against the law
"This administration will grasp at any straw to separate a child."
REBEKAH ENTRALGO
JUL 26, 2019, 12:24 PM
UPDATED: JUL 26, 2019, 3:54 PM
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Chief of Law Enforcement Brian Hastings admitted to Congress Thursday that a parent’s HIV-positive status is grounds for separation.
“If a mother or father has a HIV-positive status, is that enough to justify separation from their child?” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MA) asked Hastings at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on family separation.
“It is. It’s a communicable disease under the guidance,” Hastings said.
Raskin then asked Hastings to clarify what he meant by “communicable,” explaining that HIV is not spread through “ordinary contact.”
“That’s the guidance that we follow,” Hastings responded.
The exchange shocked immigration and LGBTQ experts alike, given Hastings’ gross misunderstanding of health policy. Nearly a decade ago, the Department of Health and Human Services removed HIV from its list of communicable diseases that would prevent an immigrant from gaining entry into the United States.
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"This administration will grasp at any straw to separate a child."
REBEKAH ENTRALGO
JUL 26, 2019, 12:24 PM
UPDATED: JUL 26, 2019, 3:54 PM
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Chief of Law Enforcement Brian Hastings admitted to Congress Thursday that a parent’s HIV-positive status is grounds for separation.
“If a mother or father has a HIV-positive status, is that enough to justify separation from their child?” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MA) asked Hastings at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on family separation.
“It is. It’s a communicable disease under the guidance,” Hastings said.
Raskin then asked Hastings to clarify what he meant by “communicable,” explaining that HIV is not spread through “ordinary contact.”
“That’s the guidance that we follow,” Hastings responded.
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The exchange shocked immigration and LGBTQ experts alike, given Hastings’ gross misunderstanding of health policy. Nearly a decade ago, the Department of Health and Human Services removed HIV from its list of communicable diseases that would prevent an immigrant from gaining entry into the United States.
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Read more: https://thinkprogress.org/cbp-is-separating-families-on-the-basis-of-hiv-status-even-though-its-against-the-law-53b509916668/