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2 Mar, 4 tweets, 3 min read
Biden admin task force says families separated at southern border by previous admin will have option to reunite in US: dailykos.com/story/2021/3/2… #FamiliesBelongTogether
The admin's "statement of principles" says the task force will partner w/non-governmental orgs and private sector to provide families w/support including mental health care, w/expenses covered by govt/orgs/private sector "to the extent possible": dhs.gov/news/2021/03/0…
.@SecMayorkas: "It is our moral imperative to not only reunite the families, but to provide them with the relief, resources, and services they need to heal.”
Rep. @JoaquinCastroTX & @SenBlumenthal: “The admin is doing its part. Now it’s up to Congress to pass our bicameral bill to provide the victims of the Trump admin’s unconscionable ‘zero tolerance policy’ w/permanent legal status." #FamiliesBelongTogether

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Outcry as more than 20 children deported to Haiti.

"Following intense lobbying from groups & congressional staffers, who pointed to political instability & lawlessness in Haiti, repatriation flights to Haiti were paused on Fri., but they resumed on Mon." theguardian.com/us-news/2021/f…
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120 law professors tell Sec. @AliMayorkas: DHS has discretion to stop deportations.

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An ICE deportation plane deporting Cameroonian, Angolan, Congolese and other African migrants is expected to leave Louisiana TODAY: theguardian.com/us-news/2021/f…
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"One of them ... described being brought into a room w/darkened windows at the Winn correctional center, where he was forced by ICE agents to put his fingerprint on a document in lieu of a signature, waiving his rights to further legal process before deportation."
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