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Showing Original Post only (View all)Sen Jeff Merkley asked to leave when visiting a facility believed to be housing children taken.... [View all]
https://www.facebook.com/jeffmerkley/videos/10155510407061546/This was live just a few min ago on Facebook
Sen Jeff Merkley visited a southwest keys program facility in an old Walmart bldg where children taken from immigrant parents are believed to be held
Doors and windows were blacked out
Supervisor refused to talk to Sen Merkley. Only referred him to a DC phone number
202-402-9215
Local police were called. Sen Merkley was eventually asked to leave and he complied
This is TRUMPs America!
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Sen Jeff Merkley asked to leave when visiting a facility believed to be housing children taken.... [View all]
Roland99
Jun 2018
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Someone on the FB chat said the company name was SouthWest Key Programs. Here is their site
Maraya1969
Jun 2018
#21
But that's the "beauty" of how the GOP does things - it's a private facility.
Crash2Parties
Jun 2018
#25
I'm at an immigration detention center where children who have been separated from their families ar
riversedge
Jun 2018
#7
It's a bldg run by a "non-profit" apparently contracted to "manage" these kids
Roland99
Jun 2018
#18
Imagine the number of perverts who are managing the kids . What screening process?
lunasun
Jun 2018
#29
Trump could literally sign an EO ordering the kids sold to Traffickers and 1/2 the proceeds being
mr_lebowski
Jun 2018
#53
The Brown shirts are living in America . Heil Hitler ! What country do we escape to ?
geretogo
Jun 2018
#63
Menendez apparently tried a similar attempt with similar results. DHS needs to answer!
Roland99
Jun 2018
#69