Texas Democratic Party Condemns the Detention of aFive Year Old Child Being Held in Texas Facility

Austin, Texas – In a statement issued today, Texas Democratic Party Executive Director Terri Burke condemns the detention of a five year old child and his father who are now being held in a Texas facility following what has been widely described as a deeply troubling arrest by ICE, originating in Minnesota.

“No child belongs in prison. We have seen the consequences of these tactics before in Texas, during the first Trump administration and again with the recent incident in Houston where a father was detained and his teenage son was harmed,” said Burke.

She continued, “Governor Greg Abbott's rhetoric, along with that of U.S. Senator John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton, the talk of a "migrant border surge” is inexcusable. Texas is not a sanctuary for these horrific inhumane practices.”

“Texas must not be a place where this behavior is normalized. Texas Democrats call for accountability, transparency, and an immediate end to practices that terrorize communities and put innocent children behind bars,” Burke concluded.

These practices make us neither safe nor free.

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