And yet they are the conditions that thousands of people are facing every day in our nation's immigration detention centers. Instead of addressing this horrific situation, Republicans in Congress have encouraged [the situation in immigration detention centers] by providing over $110 billion to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE. Acting with impunity, the Trump administration has gutted oversight of immigration detention facilities by dismantling the Department of Homeland Security offices that conducted this critical work. (01:00–01:11)
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Asserts that Republicans have provided over $110 billion to ICE, encouraging poor conditions in detention centers.
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