We need to change the way we do immigration enforcement. Our current system is inhumane; it is separating children from their parents, deporting and detaining too many people, and ripping families apart. None of this is making us any safer.
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Across my district & throughout our country, ICE is ripping families apart. They are raiding workplaces, invading homes, showing up at courthouses, schools, and hospitals, detaining individuals indefinitely & instilling fear throughout our communities. We must put a stop to this.
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Trump has weaponized this agency to accomplish his racist agenda. To bring an end to these rampant human rights violations, we must terminate ICE & convene a commission of experts to make recommendations to Congress on the redistribution of ICE’s essential enforcement functions.
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ICE has strayed far from its original purpose and has failed to enforce immigration laws and protect national security in a humane and just way. I am proud to join several of my colleagues in cosponsoring this necessary legislation.
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I will continue to fight to protect the dignity of all individuals and
#KeepFamiliesTogether https://facebook.com/notes/rep-adam-smith/adam-smith-becomes-an-original-cosponsor-on-legislation-to-reform-immigration-en/2235817356444763/ …Show this thread
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