Key facts
- Senator Ron Wyden accuses HHS of planning to deport over 500 migrant children.
- Wyden alleges HHS is using an unauthorized legal framework for deportations.
- The deportations could send children back to dangerous conditions.
- New emails suggest Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s 2019 Samoa trip was vaccine-related.
- This contradicts Kennedy Jr.'s testimony to the Senate.
- The new evidence raises questions about Kennedy Jr.'s role and statements on vaccination policies.
Senator Ron Wyden has accused the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) of planning to deport more than 500 unaccompanied migrant children currently in its custody. Wyden asserts that HHS is employing an unauthorized legal framework to accelerate these deportations. He further alleges that this process could result in the children being returned to potentially dangerous circumstances.
In a separate development, newly surfaced emails cast doubt on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s prior testimony to the Senate concerning his 2019 trip to Samoa. The emails indicate that this trip was related to vaccine matters. This new evidence contradicts Kennedy Jr.'s previous statements and raises further questions about his involvement and pronouncements on vaccination policies.