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Bennie Thompson: “We must be clear. Though systematic challenges with detention conditions, due process and family screening protocols…”

On the recordMarch 25, 2019
We must be clear. Though systematic challenges with detention conditions, due process and family screening protocols have been persistent over many years, the Trump administration is unique.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi

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Thompson highlights the unique policies of the Trump administration regarding family separation.

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