Today, I offered an amendment to the #HomelandSecurity #appropriations bill in order to to combat #ICE’s inhumane & ineffective detention policy. Despite President Trump's affinity for locking up families, detention isn’t the only option when it comes to #immigration enforcement.
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My amendment decreases funding for immigration
#detention beds to match the FY18 level & puts these savings into Urban Area Security Initiative grant program, which helps large cities like#Chicago invest in the training & equipment to respond to their unique security challenges.1 reply 2 retweets 7 likesShow this thread
Chain-link fences, filthy mattresses on the floor, inadequate health care, lack of nutritious food—this is the standard in #detention facilities today. According to one 17-year-old boy from Honduras, detainees are treated "worse than dogs."
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