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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “They're putting $170 billion immediately into ICE, 30…”

Featuring: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democratic | U.S. House, New York, District 14

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September Virtual Town Hall

Published | Video Starts at 35:08

So that includes $170 billion immediately to ICE. And they cut near and they're cutting nearly a trillion dollars from our health care system. And They're putting $170 billion immediately into ICE, 30 billion to recruit 10,000 more deportation officers, and 45 billion for detention expansion. And by detention expansion, I want people to hear for profit prisons, for profit detention centers. This is going to publicly traded companies that construct and build and profit off of immigration detention. (35:08–35:24)

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Asserts that $170 billion is allocated to ICE, $30 billion for recruiting deportation officers, and $45 billion for detention expansion.

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