Dexter to Journey to Texas, Conduct Oversight for Detained Oregon Little one and Household

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03), introduced her intention to go to the Dilley, Texas detention facility on Friday to make sure that the Crespo-Gonzalez household has entry to medical care and due course of. The Crespo-Gonzalez family was detained earlier this month whereas taking their sick seven-year-old youngster to pressing care. That youngster and her mother and father are now being held in a facility with two documented active measles cases. 

“No child, but especially not a sick second grader on the way to urgent care, should be detained by ICE and then trapped in a facility with active measles cases,” stated Congresswoman Dexter, one in every of six Democratic physicians serving in Congress. “The inhumanity is staggering. I cannot stand by while my constituents’ rights are stripped, and our country’s values eroded. I’m traveling to Texas to check in on the well-being of this Oregon family, to assess the conditions of their detention and to ensure their access to due process. I am fully vaccinated against measles and will take all proper precautions when allowed inside.” 

Congresswoman Dexter has made quite a few inquiries on behalf of the Crespo-Gonzalez household, together with demanding a wellness test, medical consideration, and an evidence of the idea for his or her detention.  

Earlier at the moment, Dexter rallied with Democrats exterior the ICE headquarters in Washington, D.C., calling for Kristi Noem to be impeached. Watch Dexter’s full remarks here.  

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