On the recordJune 24, 2019
Many of these conditions would be neglect and prosecutable in any other setting.
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transcripts.cnn.comJeff Merkley: “Many of these conditions would be neglect and prosecutable in any other setting.”
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Merkley highlights the severity of the conditions at border facilities, suggesting they would be legally actionable in different contexts.
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