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This administration failed Johana. It failed Roxsana. It is failing transgender women of color across America. We must ensure everyone is treated with dignity and respect — those in our care and those in our communities. These inhumane conditions must end.
As President, here are some immediate steps I will take:
First, I will ensure lawful and humane conditions at our immigration facilities. That means access to medical treatment, mental health care, social workers, and translators. These deaths are preventable.
First, I will ensure lawful and humane conditions at our immigration facilities. That means access to medical treatment, mental health care, social workers, and translators. These deaths are preventable.
Second, I will issue an executive order to require detention only for those with criminal backgrounds representing a danger to our communities. We know that these asylum seekers and refugees are harmless kids and families who don’t need to be locked away.
Third, Johana was held at a private ICE facility where the incentive is profit and not security or the well-being of our fellow human beings. I will eliminate all funding for private, for-profit prison operators.
Fourth, I will ensure transparency and accountability in law enforcement, including ICE and CBP. I will create an independent Border Oversight Commission and mandate a uniform process for tracking and preventing deaths at the border.
Finally, I will establish a first-of-its-kind community-based visa category so communities can welcome LGBTQ refugees through community sponsorship of visas.
You can find more details and see additional steps here: BetoORourke.com/Immigration
You can find more details and see additional steps here: BetoORourke.com/Immigration
