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Lucille Roybal-Allard: “As a mother, I just can't accept that we would send a 7-year-old child who is extremely ill, has uncontrollable…”

On the recordFebruary 25, 2020
As a mother, I just can't accept that we would send a 7-year-old child who is extremely ill, has uncontrollable seizures, back to Mexico and the deplorable conditions that have been described there.
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Lucille Roybal-Allard
California

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Roybal-Allard expresses her disapproval of sending sick children back to Mexico.

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