Lawmakers debate using taxpayer funds for migrant aid at border hearing

Bogdan Hofbauer

WASHINGTON,, July 16 (UPI) -- A fiery House Homeland Security Committee hearing Wednesday exposed deep partisan divisions over the role of non-governmental organizations in aiding migrants. Republicans accused faith-based and humanitarian groups of enabling illegal immigration, while Democrats sharply criticized holding the session as a political stunt that targeted religious freedom. The hearing marked an escalation in the Republican-led effort to scrutinize the role of non-governmental

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