Seeking asylum is a human right and you did what any mother or parent would have done for their child.
Ayanna Pressley: “Seeking asylum is a human right and you did what any mother or parent would have done for their child.”
On the recordJuly 9, 2019
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Pressley defends a mother's right to seek asylum for her child.
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