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Joaquin Castro: This amendment would exclude three categories of individuals from the bill's provisions: First, the disabled; second…

On the recordApril 25, 2023
This amendment would exclude three categories of individuals from the bill's provisions: First, the disabled; second, religious minorities fleeing religious persecution from certain countries; and, finally, Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion.
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Joaquin Castro
Democratic · Texas

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Castro proposes an amendment to protect vulnerable groups from being sent back.

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