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Jamie Raskin: “Yesterday’s consultation reinforces our sense that the Administration has turned America’s traditional refugee program…”

On the recordSeptember 25, 2026
Yesterday’s consultation reinforces our sense that the Administration has turned America’s traditional refugee program into a whites-only airplane ride for South African Afrikaners into Trump’s America.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

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Raskin comments on the refugee consultation outcomes.

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