Watch Live: House Committee Hearing On Conditions in Border Detention

WEKU | By wendy barnett

Published July 12, 2019 at 9:00 AM EDT

After an inspector general report found "dangerous overcrowding" at Border Patrol facilities, the House Oversight Committee is holding a hearing about conditions for detained migrants. Watch the hearing live here at 10 a.m. Friday, July 12th.

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