Rep. Cicilline Issues Statement on Trump Administration's Effort to Detain Migrant Children Indefinitely
August 21, 2019
August 21, 2019
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- Rep. David Cicilline, D-Rhode Island, chairman of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee, issued the following statement regarding the Trump administration's attempt to hold migrant children in detention facilities indefinitely by ending the Flores agreement, a decades-old rule requiring specific protections for undocumented children and families held in detention without basic standards of care:
"Today is a sad day for our nation. The Preside . . .
"Today is a sad day for our nation. The Preside . . .