Dem Congresswoman: Trump Taking Illegal Aliens as ‘Hostages’ to Push ‘Extreme Immigration Policies’
John Moore/Getty Images22 Jul 2018Washington, DC157Democratic Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-CA) says President Donald Trump is using illegal aliens at the United States-Mexico border as “hostages†to push an “extreme†immigration agenda.
Over the weekend, Brownley joined other elected Democrats in a visit to detention facilities in McAllen, Texas, on the U.S.-Mexico border. Following the visit, Brownley released a statement in which she accused Trump of taking border-crossing children as “hostages†at the southern border.
In talking about the separation of illegal alien adults and border crossing children, Brownley said:
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