Chris Murphy: “Even though they have a pending claim, even though they have…”

“… face coverings, waiting for these people to come out from their hearings and then they take them and send them into detention for immediate removal out of the United States. Even though they have a pending claim, even though they have no criminal history, no arrest history, this is what's happening inside of these facilities. I got to talk to the ICE officers. I said, who are you prioritizing? Their answer? Everyone. I said, wait, I thought you were prioritizing criminals.” (00:47–00:57)

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