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Nanette Barragán: “To knowingly separate children and families by prosecuting parents that was going to result in a separation and then…”

On the recordMay 21, 2019
To knowingly separate children and families by prosecuting parents that was going to result in a separation and then mentally harm children, that is despicable.
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Nanette Barragán
Democratic · California

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Barragan condemns the administration's actions as morally reprehensible.

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