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Beto O'Rourke: “They are building $45 billion in new ICE detention capacity…”

Featuring: Beto O'Rourke, Democratic | Former Candidate, Governor of Texas

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Published | Video Starts at 19:43

And when we, when we send the wrong person away, or that wrong person's identified, the administration says, you know what, it's out of my hands. That's that person is in a foreign jurisdiction right now. In addition, the Ademas, They are building $45 billion in new ICE detention capacity right here in America. There is a new $230 million facility being built in my hometown of El Paso, Texas. It will be the largest ICE detention facility, bar none, in America. (19:43–19:52)

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