Senators Urge Pompeo to Press for Release of Americans Overseas
- Prisons are a ‘fertile breeding ground’ for virus, they say
- Pompeo has already cited pandemic as grounds for release
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A bipartisan group of senators including Connecticut Democrat Chris Murphy and Florida Republican Marco Rubio has asked Secretary of State Michael Pompeo to urge foreign governments to release American detainees, citing the health risk from the coronavirus pandemic.