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The lawmakers said they were encouraged that Homeland Security has now boosted medical checks of children caught crossing the border, but the Democrats said it came too late — and may not be enough. "It's still a long way from where it needs to be," said Rep. Joaquin Castro, chairman of the Hispanic Caucus. (Associated Press)

Congressional Hispanic Caucus Democrats visit Border Patrol station where Felipe Gomez Alonzo died

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Wednesday, June 20, 2018 file photo, President Donald Trump gives the pen he used to sign the executive order to end family separations to Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, left, during an event in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. On Saturday, Dec. 29, 2018, the president deflected any blame from his administration for the deaths of two Guatemalan children in December in U.S. government custody as his Homeland Security adviser visited Border Patrol medical officials amid promises of more thorough health screenings for migrant children. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Trump tries to deflect blame for migrant children’s deaths

By NOMAAN MERCHANT and ZEKE MILLER and COLLEEN LONG - Associated Press