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(CNSNews.com) - Rep. Ilhan Omar (D.-Minn.) sent out a tweet on March 24 recommending a federal response to the Covid-19 crisis that called for releasing ICE detainees and people held on bail.

“We need to release ICE detainees, people held on bail, and anyone who qualifies for work release,” Omar said.

“We need a moratorium on incarcerating people who are low risk to others,” she said.

“We need to increase medical staff in prisons and jails,” she said.

“Incarcerated people deserve or humanity too,” she said.

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