The House Committee on Education and the Workforce are probing the Department of Labor for its handling of reports of a growth in unaccompanied child migrant exploitation.
, who are part of the Department of Homeland Security, before being transferred to Health and Human Services care.
Now lawmakers are looking at the DOL due to its connection with the enforcement of child labor laws. The lawmakers note that the Fair Labor Standards Act bars minors from working in hazardous occupations but say that many secure employment by presenting false ID to evade E-Verify."The Committee understands that, to date, DOL has done nothing to acknowledge or address this reality," Foxx and Kiley wrote.
They also argue that a DOL taskforce set up to tackle child exploitation"has been completely silent on the widespread use of fraudulent work documents and how employers are expected to comply with the FLSA amidst these challenges.
Adam Shaw is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital, primarily covering immigration and border security.
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