Washington, Oct. 16 -- Congresswoman Andrea Salinas issued the following press release:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) led 51 Members of Congress in a bicameral letter against the Trump Administration's efforts to accelerate the removal of unaccompanied children while dismantling their due process protections.
The letter - addressed to the U.S. Department of Justice, the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) - warns that these agencies are colluding to fast-track children's cases at the very moment when their access to legal support has collapsed. The letter documents a...