On the recordApril 26, 2021
It is simply unconscionable that some would try to bring back the Trump administration's inhumane policy of returning vulnerable children back to the dangerous conditions they fled.
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congress.govIt is simply unconscionable that some would try to bring back the Trump administration's inhumane policy of returning vulnerable children back to the dangerous conditions they fled.
Thompson criticizes attempts to reinstate harmful policies for unaccompanied children.
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