WASHINGTON, DC – District 20 Congressman Jimmy Panetta
(CA-20) released a statement this week on reports that the Department of
Homeland Security will more frequently separate families seeking asylum at the
border.
Congressman Panetta said that, “Reports that the Department of Homeland Security will separate
parents from their children at the border go against our nation’s values.
Families fleeing violence and turmoil in Central America and lawfully seeking
asylum in the United States should be treated compassionately, not like
criminals. The Trump Administration’s push to undermine America’s established
asylum system is undue at a time when undocumented migrant border crossings are
at a historic low."
Congressman Panetta
went on to say that “This news underscores the compelling need for
comprehensive immigration reform that includes earned pathways to citizenship
and the necessary, but reasonable, security along our border and urges
Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen to work with Congress on meaningful changes to our
immigration system, and not tear these vulnerable families apart.”
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