U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) today issued the following statement on the nationwide immigration raids announced by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Starting last weekend, the raids have already targeted the homes of over a hundred Central American families who arrived to the United States last year fleeing the region’s violence.

“These raids illustrate the many painful aspects of a system that has failed, including harsh tactics facing undocumented mothers and children whose only mistake was to escape a certain death in their native countries. The Northern Triangle nations of El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala have the highest murder rates in the world. We must recognize that these families are fleeing escalating violence and address the root causes of this humanitarian crisis.

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