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WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin's (MI-08) Short-Term Detention Standards Act, which requires the Administration by law to provide the full range of basic necessities to migrants in short-term custody, passed the U.S. House of Representatives today with bipartisan support.
WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin, a member of the House Homeland Security Committee, sent a letter to acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan to demand answers on the Administration's inhumane and unlawful treatment of migrants in detention.
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (MI-08) introduced the Short-Term Detention Standards Act today, a bill that requires the Administration by law to provide the full range of basic necessities to migrants in short-term custody, including access to bathroom and shower facilities, water, appropriate nutrition, hygiene, personal grooming items, and sanitation needs.
DETROIT -- U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (MI-08) today visited and toured ports of entry and facilities along Michigan's border with Canada and met with Customs and Border Protection officers as part of her oversight role as a member of the Homeland Security Committee.
HOLLY, MI -- U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (MI-08) today released the following statement on continued reports of squalid conditions for migrant detainees, including children, at the southern border, as well as reports of inappropriate behavior on the part of some Customs and Border Patrol agents: