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Ed Markey: “The Trump administration just feels it has the right to take people from across our country and put them into facilities…”

On the recordApril 22, 2025
The Trump administration just feels it has the right to take people from across our country and put them into facilities like this.
Said by
Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Markey criticizes the Trump administration's actions regarding immigration detention.

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