These Seven Democrats Voted for Pervy GOP Bill Allowing Strip Searches of Migrant Children
"Kayla Hamilton Act" passed 225–201, authorizing invasive examinations of children 12+ alone in federal custody — civil rights groups warn of "psychological harm and trauma"
WASHINGTON — The House passed legislation Tuesday that would allow federal agents to conduct invasive body examinations of unaccompanied children as young as 12 — alone, without a parent or guardian present — in what immigrant-rights groups are calling a “callous expansion” of Trump’s child-detention apparatus disguised as child protection.
H.R. 4371, the so-called “Kayla Hamilton Act,” cleared the chamber 225–201, with just seven Democrats crossing party lines to hand Republicans the win. The vote was Roll Call 340.
The defectors: Reps. Henry Cuellar (Texas), Don Davis (N.C.), Laura Gillen (N.Y.), Jared Golden (Maine), Vicente Gonzalez (Texas), Adam Gray (Calif.), and Marie Glusenkamp Perez (Wash.) — Democrats who broke with 201 of their colleagues to greenlight what civil-rights advocates warn is enforcement expansion sold as protection.
What the bill actually does
H.R. 4371 mandates that HHS “examine” the bodies of kids 12 and older in federal custody for alleged gang tattoos and marki…