Landsman Statement on Reports of Emerson Colindres’ Deportation

Cincinnati, OH – Today, Congressman Greg Landsman (D-OH-01) released the following statement after reports that Emerson Colindres, a Southwest Ohio teenager, was deported to Honduras:

Americans want a sensible, strategic, and humane immigration system – this isn’t it.

Emerson came to Southwest Ohio as a young boy. He grew up here, went to school here, and played soccer with his friends here.

Tearing him away from his family won’t fix a broken system – it’s just cruel.

His removal isn’t making any of us safer or better.

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