From Texas-Saying unaccompanied minors who have fled to the United States from violence-racked Central America should be welcomed and nurtured, an ecumenical group of Houston religious leaders Tuesday joined colleagues from around the nation in calling on the president and Congress to step away from plans for the children's speedy deportation.
The clergymen, organized locally by The Metropolitan Organization, signed a joint letter calling on the nation's leaders to observe provisions of a 2008 trafficking victims act ensuring hearings for such immigrants. They called for guaranteeing legal representation for the minors and for allowing religious and human rights workers to visit facilities at which the children are held.
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