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Representative Ruiz raises concern about 7-year-old detained in South Texas; Congresswoman Dexter reportedly en route
Summary
Representative Ruiz said it has been 20 days since a seven-year-old, Diana, and her parents were taken into federal immigration detention in South Texas, cited a Florida settlement limiting unlicensed detention to about 20 days, and noted reports of a measles outbreak and that Congresswoman Maxine Dexter was traveling to investigate.
Representative Ruiz described the Caswell Gonzales family's detention in South Texas and said the child named Diana, age seven, had been detained for 20 days. Ruiz cited the Florida settlement that generally prohibits holding children in unlicensed detention for more than approximately 20 days and said prolonged detention…
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