Latina Institute for Reproductive Health Issues Statement on Immigrant Families Detention
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"This executive order does nothing to fix the humanitarian crisis created by the administration's Zero Tolerance policy. Rather, it doubles down on Zero Tolerance, which criminally prosecutes 100 percent of migrants apprehended at the border, even if they are seeking asylum or are parents traveling with their children. The solution to any of these issues is not indefinitely detaining families together- which is a prison sentence and only deepens the pockets of private prison corporations - rather, we should be releasing individuals and families to community-based alternatives to detention.
"Detention centers are plagued with pervasive levels of sexual violence, human and civil rights abuses, and dangerously subpar access to critical medical care, all of which pose serious risks to the health and safety of immigrant parents and children. But no matter the conditions, immigrants and our families belong in our communities, not in cages.
"In order to protect our immigrant communities from further policing and abuse, we must abolish the
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