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      Nearly 400 Rights Groups Demand Biden Permanently End Family Detention

      "No version of family detention, whether referred to as a detention facility, short-term processing center, emergency family staging center, or by any other name, is acceptable," the groups said.

      Julia Conley
      Mar 15, 2023

      Nearly 400 immigration justice and other advocacy groups on Wednesday added their voices to the call for President Joe Biden to reject family detention, amid reports that the White House is considering a revival of the practice that was used by the Trump and Obama administrations—despite the fact that it subjected thousands of families to numerous abuses and trauma.

      The ACLU, Bend the Arc, and the National Immigration Law Center were among 383 groups that sent a letter to Biden Wednesday morning, calling on the president to keep the pledge he made when he took office in 2021 "to end family detention and to pursue just, compassionate, and humane immigration policies."

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      Rep. Raúl Grijalva is seen in Longworth Building on Capitol Hill

      Democrats Implore Biden to Reject 'Callous and Inhumane' Migrant Family Detention

      Rep. Raúl Grijalva said the practice "serves two purposes: lining the pockets of private prison companies and acting as a useless deterrent to prevent migrants from seeking their legal right to asylum."

      Jake Johnson
      Mar 08, 2023

      Reports that the Biden administration is considering a plan to revive migrant family detentions drew outrage from members of the president's own party on Tuesday, with Democratic lawmakers imploring the White House to reject the cruel practice that it largely shut down in late 2021.

      Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.), who condemned the use of family detention under the Obama and Trump administrations, said in a statement that the policy "serves two purposes: lining the pockets of private prison companies and acting as a useless deterrent to prevent migrants from seeking their legal right to asylum."

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      Immigrants prepare to spend the night in a gymnasium shelter

      'Absolutely Shameful': Biden Reportedly Weighing Revival of Migrant Family Detentions

      "I've got one word for them: unacceptable," responded one immigration attorney.

      Jake Johnson
      Mar 07, 2023

      Multiple news outlets reported late Monday that the Biden administration is considering restarting migrant family detentions that were used extensively by previous administrations in an attempt to crack down on border crossings.

      While "no final decision has been made," according toThe New York Times, "the move would be a stark reversal for President Biden, who came into office promising to adopt a more compassionate approach to the border after the harsh policies of his predecessor, former President Donald J. Trump."

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