On the recordJuly 31, 2026
This Administration has one goal—make conditions in detention so terrible, so notorious that immigrants will choose to leave, no matter what their legal status might be.
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durbin.senate.govThis Administration has one goal—make conditions in detention so terrible, so notorious that immigrants will choose to leave, no matter what their legal status might be.
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