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Dick Durbin: “At least 22 people have died [in immigration detention…”

Featuring: Dick Durbin, Democratic | U.S. Senate Illinois

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"The Cruelty Is The Point," Durbin Says In Statement At His Forum On Conditions In ICE Facilities

Published | Video Starts at 00:19

Imagine a facility where guards beat individuals for small infractions, ridicule them, throw them in solitary confinement for speaking out about abuses, and deprive them of medical care where this year alone, At least 22 people have died [in immigration detention centers] this year alone, largely due to treatable disease, illness, or suicide. Where children are forced to live in squalid conditions. And people who have never committed a single crime worry if they'll ever see their families again. (00:19–03:07)

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Asserts that 22 people have died in immigration detention centers this year due to treatable conditions.

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