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Ayanna Pressley: “Many of the families at Dilley have been marred in the…”

Featuring: Ayanna Pressley, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 7th Congressional District

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Rep. Ayanna Pressley Rallies to End to Child and Family Detention, Stop Traumatizing Our Neighbors

Published | Video Starts at 03:01

These families would have been offered a just legal process, compassionate care and a pathway to residency and citizenship. A parent seeking safety for their child is always just. A child seeking a childhood is always just. Many of the families at Dilley have been marred in the process of working towards legal status for many years. Like a family of four that's locked away at Dilley right now. Before they were kidnapped by ice, their dad was working late shifts at two jobs and driving Uber to make ends meet. (03:01–03:07)

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