This is why I have qualms about #KeepFamiliesTogether (in indefinite, inhumane conditions) as a slogan: it should be #ReleaseFamiliesTogether with support/social services into the community. Being clear about demands is important.
https://twitter.com/ezraklein/status/1014129076326600704
We know that cash bail or intrusive monitoring aren't needed to get people to turn up for court dates (Brooklyn Bail Fund has great stats on % of people who turn up -- the best intervention is literally giving clients a prepaid cellphone and a court date reminder).
There is a wider call for abolition of detention that needs to happen. It isn't just the immigration system that separates children from parents; the carceral domestic criminal justice system also forces guilty plea bargains from parents trying to avoid having kids taken.
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