Stacey Abrams: “These are not families that were not doing what we said. And…”

“These are choices. We are choosing to create harm because of the specter of difficulty. But These are not families that were not doing what we said. And our answer is that we have to read them home. We have to bring them home. They do not pose a danger. They are not a flight risk. They are not hiding. We knew where to find them.” (03:47–03:55)

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