Pleased to announce that the 13 year old U.S. citizen girl & her mother have been released from detention after @HomelandDems, @HouseJudiciary & I demanded their immediate release.
— Nanette D. Barragán (@RepBarragan) July 19, 2019
This should never happen again.
How many other U.S. citizens are being detained right now? https://t.co/Gfzfmo7hNr
Spoke to a mom and her U.S. citizen daughter who is 13 years old.
— Nanette D. Barragán (@RepBarragan) July 19, 2019
They showed me her passport. She was born in NY. pic.twitter.com/SonBtJROd6
Notice that water is kept outside of where migrants are held.
— Nanette D. Barragán (@RepBarragan) July 19, 2019
I tasted the water. Didn’t taste very good but it’s from the hose. pic.twitter.com/ZAiF1pykQX
Listen to the desperation in his voice and look at the agony in their eyes.
— Nanette D. Barragán (@RepBarragan) July 19, 2019
They wouldn’t open the door to let me talk to them. Migrants should be allowed phone calls to lawyers and family members. pic.twitter.com/2JB95rfUIt