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Ayanna Pressley: “No family should be torn apart by this government. No family…”

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 01:59

Innocent babies, hard working people who committed no crime, came to this nation with hopes and dreams, who fled horrific violence, who work demeaning jobs and make unspeakable sacrifices for their babies survival. Let me be clear. No family should be torn apart by this government. No family should be detained. No family should be separated. We must close the Dilley Detention center immediately. We must reunite families. Our immigrant families are our neighbors, our co workers, our loved ones. Seeking asylum is a human right. (01:59–02:11)

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Asserts that government policies should not separate or detain families.

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