Washington, D.C. — Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) today released the following statement after conversations with our community about a proposed ICE “mega detention center” in Stafford, Virginia. The proposed facility would house up to 10,000 detainees.
“My family and I came to this country in search of the American Dream fleeing oppression in Soviet Ukraine with $800 in our pockets. I believe we’re at our best as a nation when we treat everyone with dignity and respect and provide opportunities to new American families like mine.
“We can have secure borders without being cruel, and the proposed facility in Stafford would be cruel to the core, counter to the desires of our neighbors in Stafford County. We need to fight it, and I’ll do that every day in Congress.”
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