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DelBene Condemns DHS Targeting of Central American Refugee Families
Washington, DC,
January 13, 2016
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Immigration
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) joined more than 140 colleagues in sending a letter to President Obama urging him to suspend the new strategy of conducting raids on refugee families and seek a comprehensive regional refugee solution to the crisis in Central America.
Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) joined more than 140 colleagues in sending a letter to President Obama urging him to suspend the new strategy of conducting raids on refugee families and seek a comprehensive regional refugee solution to the crisis in Central America. “The crisis in our hemisphere will only be resolved when the United States engages in a comprehensive, regional solution to this refugee crisis,” the letter states. “We urge you to immediately halt the current enforcement actions towards Central American mothers and children and take steps to engage in a comprehensive effort with our hemispheric partners to address this regional refugee crisis in an appropriate humanitarian manner.” The Congresswoman has consistently called on Congress to fix our broken immigration system by passing comprehensive immigration reform. As a member of the House Judiciary Committee, DelBene helped lead efforts to pass a broadly supported comprehensive immigration reform bill, H.R. 15, during the 113th Congress. The full text of the letter, spearheaded by Reps. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA) and Luis Gutiérrez (D-IL,) can be found HERE. ### |