The Biden administration must clarify immediately that it will not pursue any kind of policy of family detention at the border. If it’s not on the table, then the Biden administration must immediately disavow the idea and correct any news coverage.
We hope the administration will reconsider and change course. People who run for their lives and reach our borders have a right to seek asylum, enshrined in our law for decades. They deserve to be treated with dignity and humanity and have their claims heard.
President Biden just delivered one of the strongest speeches of his administration by positioning himself as a champion in the fight against the destructive MAGA agenda. He showed up to fight —and he had fun doing it— and he showed the American public where the two parties stand.