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Eric Holder: Allowing the most vulnerable immigrants to appear in immigration court alone, is simply not who we are as a nation. It…

On the recordJuly 9, 2014
Allowing the most vulnerable immigrants to appear in immigration court alone, is simply not who we are as a nation. It is not the way in which we do things.
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Eric Holder
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the need for representation of vulnerable immigrants in court.

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