House Democrats Visit Mothers in Detention
Channel: NOWCastSA
Date: 24/06/2015

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The eight Congressional Democrats came to Texas on Monday, June 22 and Tuesday, June 23 for a first-hand look at private prisons in Karnes City and Dilley, Texas, where asylum-seeking Central American women and their children are being held.

Hosted on the trip by Rep. Joaquin Castro of San Antonio, the group included Rep. Judy Chu, of California, Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva of Arizona, Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez of Illinois, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Houston, Rep. Zoe Lofgren of California and Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard of California and House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer of Maryland. They are among the 136 House Democrats who signed a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson calling for an end to family detention that is "detrimental to mothers and children ."