Twenty-two senators send letter as fears mount among advocates that aggressive’ removals of vulnerable people would resume this weekendNearly half of all Senate Democrats on Friday urged President Obama to set an end to deportation raids on women and children,as advocates expressed fears that immigration raids could resume this weekend.
A multi-state round-up of Central American families three weeks ago caused alarm and enrage in Latino communities and a political backlash which continues to resonate, with the Obama administration offering no indication that it would change course on its policy of prioritising recent border crossers even if they pose no obvious security threat.
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Source: theguardian.com