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Chris Smith: “I remain deeply concerned, along with my colleagues for Bishop Alvarez, who was recently released, only to be rearrested…”

On the recordJuly 17, 2023
I remain deeply concerned, along with my colleagues for Bishop Alvarez, who was recently released, only to be rearrested for bravely refusing to leave his country.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith expresses concern for Bishop Alvarez's situation in Nicaragua.

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