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Pramila Jayapal: “I think it is an absolute outrage that we call it a protection protocol because there is no protection for the migrants…”

On the recordSeptember 5, 2019
I think it is an absolute outrage that we call it a protection protocol because there is no protection for the migrants that are there.
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Pramila Jayapal
Democratic · Washington

Editor's note · Context

Jayapal criticizes the MPP court's lack of protection for migrants.

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