We have been able to confirm what other Members of Congress have heard & seen: -no showers for over 40 days. -lights are kept on all night & people are sleeping on concrete floors. -some are complaining they have gone hungry.pic.twitter.com/ob6kiwrCoQ
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Let’s be clear: decades of U.S. asylum & immigration law (upheld time and again by U.S. courts) protects children & families seeking safe haven in the United States. These laws comply with international law, treaties and agreements the U.S. has signed.
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This framework has been upheld by past Republican & Democratic administrations, including during periods when the number of migrants coming to our southern border was 2 or 3x greater than it is now.
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Then, in 2016, Trump terminated the “Family Case Management” program that even
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If Trump wanted a solution, he would improve & expand case management programs instead of defunding them, & increase the number of specialized personnel to interview asylum seekers, especially families and children, so they may be processed quickly, professionally & humanely.
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The cruelty we are witnessing today is not an unintended consequence or side effect. It is the goal.
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It has been 22 yrs that you have been in office. 5 yrs since you were pictured in 2014 casually walking by the obviou problem. Quit ‘passing the buck’ and Pass a Bill. Change the law Mr. ‘so called’ - Legislator. #explotationpic.twitter.com/VjFI9EAKcE
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