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“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
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On the recordMarch 19, 2013
Now, that seems like a long time to spend in detention before seeing a judge.
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Chris Coons
Democratic · Delaware
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Coons remarks on the lengthy detention of immigrants before hearings.

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