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Casey critical of possible deportation from Berks residential center

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FILE PHOTO: Sen. Bob Casey, D-Penn., speaks during the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia in July 25, 2016. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

(Undated) — Pennsylvania Democratic U.S. Senator Bob Casey has mounted a campaign to stop the deportation of a mother and her five-year-old daughter from the Berks County Residential Center to Honduras, where he says they will be targeted by gangs.

Casey has tweeted a stream of information about the situation and made an appearance on MSNBC. According to tweets, the deportation was in progress on Wednesday afternoon.

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