Mr. Speaker. yesterday I. along with nine of my colleagues. introduced H.R. 1120 to correct an uglyand likely recurrentapplication of our criminal statutes. During the past 2 years we have witnessed two highly publicized cases. one in Texas and one in Arizona. in which Sanctuary Movement workers have been prosecuted for giving peaceful. humanitarian assistance to Central American refugees. To date most sentences for such conduct have been relatively light. but they. nevertheless. take a human toll. late last month. one Sanctuary defendant. 3 months pregnant. began serving a 6month prison sentence for her conviction. Regardless of outcome. however. such prosecutions exposed a mean and Intolerate focus in our criminal laws.
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