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On the recordMay 25, 2021
I just couldn't believe the choices that were being made. I couldn't believe the choice to, you know, round up mothers with medically-fragile children, separate them from their kids to send them back home.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Murphy criticizes immigration enforcement choices during the Trump Administration.

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