Ms. JAYAPAL. Mr. Speaker, this week, Congressman Adam Smith and I
introduced the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act. This legislation is
critical to dismantle President Trump's mass deportation machine, to
protect families, and to restore justice and due process to our broken
immigration system. Our detention system brings huge profits for large private
corporations. About 38,000 people are detained every single day at a
cost to taxpayers of over $2 billion a year. Mr. Speaker, this bill is about two things: dignity and justice for
families, pregnant women, people with serious illnesses, survivors of
torture and violence. It is unconscionable that we are detaining these
people sometimes for months or even years.
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