Statement from the CHC Chair on Reports of Reinstating Migrant Family Detention

WASHINGTON, D.C.- Today, Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Nanette Barragán issued the following statement in response to reports that the Administration is considering reinstating migrant family detention:

"Reports in the New York Times that Administration officials may reinstate family detention as an option to deter migrants are deeply concerning. A just, safe, and humane immigration system should not place families in detention. We should not return to the failed policies of the past where families are detained in substandard conditions with long term damage to children."

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