Jeff Merkley actually said...

"[The MPP] process places on the applicants the highest burden of proof in civil proceedings in the lowest quality hearing available."

"the MPP both discriminates and penalizes. Implementation of the MPP is clearly designed to further this administration's racist agenda of keeping Hispanic and Latino populations from entering the Unit..."

"It is a punitive measure intended to punish individuals who attempt to request protection in the United States."

"I expect my co-panelists to produce significant evidence demonstrating why MPP is an unmitigated disaster for everyone involved."