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Alejandro Mayorkas: “Detention has been misused in the immigration system for many years.”

On the recordMay 3, 2022
Detention has been misused in the immigration system for many years.
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Alejandro Mayorkas
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Mayorkas discusses historical misuse of detention in immigration.

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