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Democrats want call program for immigrant detainees

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Posted By: ConservativeYankee, 11/16/2025 7:47:06 PM

Immigrants detained in facilities across the U.S. would be able to contact their lawyers and families under legislation filed by a group of congressional Democrats. The Restoring Access to Detainees Act affects immigrants who are placed in Customs and Border Protection or Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities. Sponsors of the legislation said it follows months of “credible reporting” that ICE and CBP have prevented detainees from contacting family members or legal representatives. “The Trump administration’s practice of snatching people off the street and denying them access to lawyers or calls to family is cruel, unnecessary, and puts U.S. citizens and lawfully present immigrants at risk of wrongful detention and deportation,”

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Reply 1 - Posted by: ConservativeYankee 11/16/2025 7:48:12 PM (No. 2030745)
FTA: "The legislation proposes requiring immigrant detainees to have at least one phone call of no less than 10 minutes with an immediate family member or a lawyer in the first five hours of their detainment. The bill also calls for at least 200 free minutes per month with an immediate family member."
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Reply 2 - Posted by: Ketchuplover 11/16/2025 7:57:57 PM (No. 2030746)
Since when do national invaders have rights?
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Reply 3 - Posted by: earlybird 11/16/2025 8:26:57 PM (No. 2030753)
Re #2, especially when they are rapists, pedophiles, eu traffickers, murderers, etc. Why are they being detained instead of deported?
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Reply 4 - Posted by: Californian 11/16/2025 8:35:27 PM (No. 2030755)
Has a single legally present person been arrested and deported? I expect they'd make a huuuuuge deal of it and turn them into a celebrity if so.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: Strike3 11/16/2025 8:46:01 PM (No. 2030759)
If they hadn't come here illegally they could have contacted, called or visited their families Every Day.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: hershey 11/16/2025 9:06:56 PM (No. 2030761)
Got a new Act....TSSD act....The Screw Stupid Democrats Act...
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Reply 7 - Posted by: padiva 11/16/2025 9:30:07 PM (No. 2030765)
The dems can start a non-profit to ask people to donate money for these illegals to make phone calls. The US Treasury is not their piggy bank.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: Nimby 11/16/2025 9:59:21 PM (No. 2030768)
Democrats are the pox on this country
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Reply 9 - Posted by: itsonlyme 11/16/2025 10:46:37 PM (No. 2030771)
"The proposed legislation also prohibits any phone conversation a detainee makes from being recorded" LOL ILLEGAL INVADERS
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Reply 10 - Posted by: PlayItAgain 11/16/2025 11:15:40 PM (No. 2030776)
I can only imagine how much stronger and safe this country would be if Democrats cared this much about citizens. This is truly infuriating.
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Reply 11 - Posted by: Catherine 11/17/2025 12:14:20 AM (No. 2030781)
Okay, the editorial cartoon today is the best ever. It reminded me of reading to my boys every night and they loved it when I'd read "how much wood would a woodchuck chuck....." and especially "peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers....." that one I said really fast. I'm just reminiscing.
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Reply 12 - Posted by: SALady 11/17/2025 12:17:50 AM (No. 2030782)
Gee, the Democrats wasting Congress' time again on a DOA bill to appeal to their illegal alien voting base!!! Why am I not shocked in the least?!?!?!?
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Reply 13 - Posted by: DVC 11/17/2025 12:49:41 AM (No. 2030786)
If they are illegals, just DEPORT them. Don't screw around.
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