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José Olivares in New York

Members of Congress condemn Kristi Noem over fate of migrant ‘Dreamers’

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A rally in Los Angeles in support of Daca recipients. The letter was signed by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar among others. Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images

A group of 95 members of Congress have written a letter to Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, condemning the arrest of protected immigrants known as Dreamers and demanding to know how many have been detained and deported in recent months.

In a letter shared with the Guardian and submitted to Noem on Wednesday morning, Democratic representatives denounced the recent rise in the wrongful detention and deportation of immigrants residing in the US under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (Daca) program.

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