Mother Jones: DC Mayor Rejects Plan for Migrant Children Facility in the Capital

By Editor On Aug 13, 2019 Last updated Aug 13, 2019

“We have no intention of accepting a new federal facility, least of all one that detains and dehumanizes migrant children.”

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