"Signed by more than 100 House Democrats, the letter outlines three key recommendations: suspend the expansion of ICE detention, shift away from private, for-profit ICE detention, and review all ICE detention facilities and policies.Read the full letter:adamsmith.house.gov/_cache/files/f"Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Adam Smith:
"Independent investigations into private immigration detention centers have repeatedly revealed substandard living conditions for detained people, under-staffing, and a lack of adequate health care that has led to deaths of people in U.S. custody."Read on Twitter
"The private detention industry has one thing in mind: profits. By increasing detention rates and ignoring human suffering, the industry has fueled our country's mass incarceration crisis, which disproportionately impacts immigrants, refugees, and communities of color."Read on Twitter
"Today I signed onto a letter led by @RepJayapal, @RepRaulGrijalva, and @RepJasonCrow to @SecMayorkas and Tae Johnson, Acting Director of @ICEgov, urging @DHSgov to end its use of private, for-profit immigration detention centers:newsweek.com/over-100-house"Read on Twitter
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