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January 25, 2017
Washington, DC — In response to Trump’s executive orders on immigration Silky Shah, co-director of Detention Watch Network said:
“As if it wasn’t already clear from Cabinet nominations like Jeff Sessions for Attorney General, Trump’s executive orders on immigration demonstrate what the next four years will look like — a hate-fueled attack on immigrants and people of color. With today’s executive orders, Trump not only threatens our universal values of human dignity and justice, but actively promotes xenophobia, discrimination, repression, and fear.
This post was originally published on Pressroom.