Merkley, Wyden Urge President Biden Not To Reinstate The Use Of Family Detention For Migrant Children
March 29, 2023
March 29, 2023
WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined colleagues in a letter to President Biden raising concerns over reports that the Administration is considering a return to the inhumane and ineffective practice of detaining migrant families, after previously ending family detention in December 2021.
"Under both the Obama and Trump Administrations, family detention had dis . . .
Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined colleagues in a letter to President Biden raising concerns over reports that the Administration is considering a return to the inhumane and ineffective practice of detaining migrant families, after previously ending family detention in December 2021.
"Under both the Obama and Trump Administrations, family detention had dis . . .