Human Rights Coalition Urges Congress to Oppose any Legislation that Would Expand the Scale and Length of Immigrant Family Detention

The Honorable Chairman Ron Johnson U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Ranking Member Claire McCaskill U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Washington, DC 20510 CC: Members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs September 14, 2018 Dear Chairman Johnson, Ranking Member McCaskill, and Members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: We, the undersigned organizations who work on behalf of, serve, or provide care for asylum seekers,…

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