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Bob Menendez: “It is not in the national interests of the United States, or of its security, to send people back when our own career…”

On the recordJanuary 2, 2018
It is not in the national interests of the United States, or of its security, to send people back when our own career diplomatic people tell us that the situation on the ground is not conducive to return a large number of those nationals.
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey

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Menendez argues against deporting individuals to unsafe conditions in Honduras.

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