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Koinos

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Fri May 15, 2015, 11:07 PM May 2015

O'Malley Opposes Detention Centers for Families [View all]

"Martin O'Malley Criticizes 'Detention Camps' For Immigrant Families"

WASHINGTON -- Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley criticized the Obama administration -- albeit not by name -- on Friday for continuing to detain undocumented women and children.

"We should not be in the business of building barbed wire detention camps. Detentions are cruel, costly & against our values-esp for families," O'Malley, who is weighing a bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, tweeted.

O'Malley also tweeted the link to a New York Times editorial published Friday calling for an end to the "immoral" practice of detaining families in deportation proceedings. "Let's lead with our principles & end them," he added in a second tweet.


Full article here:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/15/martin-omalley-family-immigration_n_7294084.html
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