A trickle of candidate visits that started with Rep. Eric Swalwell soon became a flood, with at least 10 of the 2020 hopefuls making the trek to the South Florida facility.
Activists on Friday hold a sign in front of a detention center in Homestead, Fla., where migrant children who have been separated from their families are being held.
A trickle of candidate visits that started with Bay Area Rep. Eric Swalwell soon became a flood, with at least 10 of the 2020 hopefuls making the trek about 35 miles southwest of Miami. Five showed up Friday alone, taking turns behind a makeshift lectern to rail against the compound. Tina Davidson, an activist from Portland, Maine, said she had been pleading with campaigns for months to schedule visits. On Tuesday, she privately met with Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren before a town hall event to urge her to come; Warren ended up bringing 40 supporters along.Homestead makes afor those wanting to draw attention to the administration’s broader approach to criminal justice, an issue in which primary voters have high interest.
Activists here said they were concerned that the unaccompanied children were facing prolonged detention. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar told CBS News that his department is trying to reunite the children at the facility with family members"as quickly as possible.” Former Housing Secretary Julián Castro had a breakout moment Wednesday when he made a challenge to some of his rivals — including fellow Texan Beto O’Rourke who, like Castro, went to Homestead this week. Castro called on them to support decriminalization of illegal border crossings, arguing that they should be only a civil violation.
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