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This morning, Republicans in the Senate Judiciary Committee used underhanded means to pass a bill that allows the govt to imprison migrant children in internment camps for up to 100 days. This is a deeply shameful moment for our nation. thehill.com/homenews/senat…
The internment camps America operated during World War II are one of the darkest chapters of our history. We should be determined to learn from the painful episodes of our past—not to repeat them.
Today, twelve U.S. Senators voted to lock up innocent children in internment camps. This is an unconscionable and immoral position. No nation, especially not one built on freedom and equality, should ever traumatize children to make a political point.
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“A bundle of contradictions” was the end of my previous letter and is the beginning of this one. Can you please tell me exactly what “a bundle of contradictions” is? What does “contradiction” mean?
Like so many words, it can be interpreted in two ways: a contradiction imposed from without and one imposed from within.
The former means not accepting other people’s opinions, always knowing best, having the last word; in short, all those unpleasant traits for which I’m known. The latter, for which I’m not known, is my own secret.
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A little over one year ago, I made my first visit to the border, and America discovered Trump’s child separation and cages. 13 months and many trips later, leaving the Capitol at dawn to go back to the border again — this time being joined by a dozen of my colleagues. Stay tuned.
From the Donna Holding Facility, one of the sites you may remember from the Vice President’s now infamous border trip. This one holds children and families & was recently expanded to handle surge of detainees caused by Trump’s reckless and cruel separation/detention policies.
This is Faviola and her son Dilan. They fled Honduras after MS-13 extorted money from her family, killed her grandfather, and threatened to kill her.

When they had no more money, they fled for their life.

This is who is coming to America seeking our help.
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THREAD: These photos were taken by DHS’s own Office of the Inspector General and released to the public with the title, “Management Alert –
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You can read the report — released by Donald Trump’s administration ABOUT Donald Trump’s administration — on the DHS OIG website: oig.dhs.gov/sites/default/…
It shows, quite clearly, the systemic, moral, and human failings that are occurring right now as you read this tweet.
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