Chris Murphy: “Inside these massive detention centers that hold thousands…”

“That was illegal in and of itself, denying a member of the Senate access to these federally run, federally paid for facilities. But one of the things they didn't want me to see was Inside these massive detention centers that hold thousands of immigrants, there's only like two or three or four rooms for lawyer consultations. And so what happens is many of these immigrants get thrown illegally into these detention centers, get deported illegally.” (01:00–01:09)

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