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Colin Allred: “A young woman who was detained for 30 hours by ICE, even…”

Featuring: Colin Allred, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Texas

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Democratic candidate for Texas 33rd Congressional District Colin Allred discusses his campaign

Published | Video Starts at 05:50

… that the American people have no trust that this agency will conduct itself consistent with the Constitution or the law. And it's for good reason. I heard a story from A young woman who was detained for 30 hours by ICE, even though she had her passport, her Social Security card, her driver's license, she was an American citizen. She was kept overnight, she was handcuffed, and it was all because of a mistake on her birth certificate. That's not who we are. We can't be conducting ourselves that way. (05:50–05:59)

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