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Cruelty Is Still the Administration’s Response to Asylum Seekers

by Nancy LeTourneau September 6, 2018January 9, 2022

They plan to abandon the guidelines that protect migrant children.

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Indefinite Family Detention Is Abusive, Expensive, and Ineffective

by Nancy LeTourneau June 21, 2018January 9, 2022

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