2020 Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke unveiled his immigration policy plan Wednesday morning, arguing that his border roots make him the best candidate to roll back Trump administration policies and spearhead major changes to modernize the US immigration system.

The plan takes a three-pronged approach, O'Rourke's campaign said: rescinding "inhumane" Trump administration policies such as family separations at the border; convincing Congress to pass better immigration laws, including a legislative solution for the so-called Dreamers, undocumented immigrants who were brought to the US as children; and investing $5 billion in Central America to help address the root causes of migration.

"As a fourth-generation El Pasoan, Beto uniquely recognizes the urgency of fixing our broken immigration and naturalization system," the plan states.

"Rooted in his experience serving the largest binational community in the Western Hemisphere -- one that draws its strength and prosperity from its rich heritage of welcoming immigrants -- Beto is proposing a new path forward to ensure we honor our laws, live up to our values, and once again harness the power of a new generation of immigration toward our shared prosperity."

O'Rourke isn't the first Democratic candidate to offered a detailed immigration plan. Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro unveiled his immigration plan last month, including a proposal to repeal a Bush-era immigration law that makes entering the US illegally a criminal violation.

But O'Rourke told CNN's Leyla Santiago Tuesday that his plan stands out from others'.

"I think we go a lot further than really anyone in this plan," he said.

"But if there is a drug trafficker or someone who poses a threat or harm to our families here in this country, absolutely, we should be able to criminally prosecute them," O'Rourke later added. "So I wouldn't want to remove that as an option in every case, but I would acknowledge that the vast majority of families who are attempting to petition for asylum do not pose a threat and should not be criminally prosecuted."

O'Rourke said as president, he would use executive action to repeal several Trump administration policies, including the travel ban and an policy shift that's made it harder for migrant women and children who are victims of domestic violence to qualify for asylum.

Among the biggest shifts in O'Rourke's plan: how the United States approaches immigrant detention. Only migrants "with criminal backgrounds representing a danger to our communities" would face mandatory detention, according to the plan. O'Rourke also implied that he would reduce detention in favor of "community-based programs and family case management."

Additionally, private, for-profit detention centers would no longer receive federal funding because their "incentive is profit, not security," the plan states -- a potentially significant change as the majority of Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities are run by private contractors. In addition, the immigration court system would be moved out of the jurisdiction of the Justice Department and turned into an independent entity -- a move immigrant rights advocates, attorneys and immigration judges have been pushing for -- and over 2,000 lawyers would be sent to the border in conjunction with "funding a robust right to counsel."