House Democrat says 'we must not forget' asylum-seekers forced to Mexico under Trump policy
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Illinois Rep. Chuy García says that he hasn’t forgotten the little boy who excitedly showed him his toy car during a visit last week to the squalid border camp for asylum-seekers in Matamoros, Mexico. “He shouldn’t be here,” García writes in a posHouse Democrat says 'we must not forget' asylum-seekers forced to Mexico under Trump policy
Illinois Rep. Chuy García says that he hasn’t forgotten the little boy who excitedly showed him his toy car during a visit last week to the squalid border camp for asylum-seekers in Matamoros, Mexico. “He shouldn’t be here,” García writes in a post published on the website Medium on Jan. 25. “He should be in school.” García was among the Democratic legislators who visited some of the over 2,000 asylum-seekers who have been returned to Mexico under Trump policy. There, they wait for their court dates. Some have been waiting for months now. “I talked with many people in the camp,” García said. “They told me harrowing stories of suffering. They escaped violence, and yet our government’s policy is further endangering them.” Read more