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Obama-era immigration officials agree:

There is a crisis on our southern border.
Former Obama Administration @DHSgov Secretary Jeh Johnson: “We are truly in a crisis”

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Former Obama Administration @CBP official and current @CBP Commissioner Kevin McAleenan:

The “breaking point has arrived”.

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Former Obama Administration @CBP official and current Acting @ICEgov Director Ronald Vitiello:

"There’s an absolutely unmitigated crisis going on at the southwest border."

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Senate Judiciary
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Chairman Graham today unveiled the Secure and Protect Act of 2019 to strengthen border security.

“We have a perfect storm brewing at the border because of a series of broken and outdated laws related to asylum and children,” said Graham.

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The Graham legislation closes the gaps in current law that have led to an escalating number of immigrants traveling to the border.

Highlights of Graham’s legislation include:
“Finally, it should go without saying but travel from Central America to the United States is a dangerous and treacherous journey, particularly for children,” concluded Graham.
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Senate Judiciary
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Quick facts on Red Flag protection orders
Today’s hearing will focus on the possibility of incentivizing states to create their own Red Flag laws – which would be unique to their states.

It is the start of a discussion. It is a learning opportunity for us all. - @LindseyGrahamSC in a written statement for the record
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Senate Judiciary
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Law enforcement, former Justice Department Officials “wholeheartedly” support #BillBarr for Attorney General

judiciary.senate.gov/press/rep/rele…
21 State Attorneys General and 120 former Justice Department and Law Enforcement officials on #BillBarr
.@FLEOAORG @TheIACP and @GLFOP on #BillBarr
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Mercy Corps
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While it's rare for Mercy Corps to comment on U.S. domestic politics, our experience working with children who have lived through trauma leaves us deeply troubled by reports of conditions for migrant children at the border.
It is imperative that providers responsible for the care of detained young migrants provide access to high-quality mental health and psychosocial support services, in addition to following basic principles of decency in how migrants are treated.
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Lola Netty
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IF YOU DO NOT BELIEVE THE CARAVANS EXIST... @TheDemocrats @SpeakerPelosi @chuckschumer @HouseDemocrats @SenateDems

Photos of the Central American Immigrant Caravan

theatlantic.com/photo/2018/10/…
DEMOCRATS NEED TO STOP LYING TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.

You're on notice.

#nothingtoseehere #migrantcaravans
headed to a border near you

#MigrantCaravan

THANK GOD FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP

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CSM
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Obama’s DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson Says ‘We Truly Are In A Crisis At The Border’ lidblog.com/jeh-johnson-cr… via @yidwithlid
“A little bit of context here. When I was in office in Kirstjen Nielsen’s job, at her desk, I’d get to work around 6:30 in the morning, and there would be my intelligence book sitting on my desk, the PDB, and also the apprehension numbers from the day before,”
“My staff would tell you if it was under 1,000 apprehension the day before, that was a relatively good number, and if it was above 1,000, it was a relatively bad number, and I was going to be in a bad mood the whole day.”
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Sarah Pierce
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If you sense looming anxiety in the #immigration world, it might not just be the chaos of the southern border. We are also waiting for many, many, MANY shoes to drop...

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The final public charge regulation.

The proposed reg was published on October 10, 2018, & comments closed in December: federalregister.gov/documents/2018…

As recent DOS numbers preview, this reg could usher in BIG, BIG changes.
A ruling on the #RemaininMexico (#MPP) preliminary injunction.

A hearing in Innovation Law Lab v. Nielsen happened Friday. The ruling could come out any day now. sfchronicle.com/nation/article…
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Benny
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Obama just said "there's nothing compassionate about ripping immigrant children from the arms of mothers at the border."

Kind of interesting thing to say since President Obama did just that to hundreds if not thousands of migrant children.

Don't believe me?

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President Obama used the same detention facilities & separation tactics that Trump used.

The Obama administration prosecuted approximately half a million adults for illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border between Fiscal year 2010 and Fiscal year 2016.

dailycaller.com/2018/06/19/oba…
Current U.S. immigration laws, when enforced, have the consequence of temporarily separating adults who arrive with children into separate detention facilities in order to prosecute the adults.

The policy was in place when Obama prosecuted half-a-million migrants.
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Ali Adair
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Immigration & Customs Enforcement—more commonly known as ICE, is a law enforcement agency of the federal government of the U.S. tasked to enforce the immigration laws of the United States & to investigate criminal and terrorist activity of foreign nationals residing in the U.S.
ℹ️ICE has two primary components: Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO). It is an agency under the jurisdiction of Homeland Security and was established in 2003 following the 9/11 tragedy.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Immi…
ICE was designed to keep us safe from terrorists—for instance, the terrorists who took over the planes on 9/11 were living undetected in the U.S. for over a year.

Pls read this thoroughly before commenting. The Trump administration has corrupted this agency to do horrific acts.
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