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Elissa Slotkin: “This facility was $34 million taxpayer dollars.”

Featuring: Elissa Slotkin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Michigan

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Published | Video Starts at 06:30

So just to review the bidding under the last Secretary of Homeland Security, ICE went around the country and bought a bunch of warehouses to make into additional facilities for detention for people related to immigration issues. This facility was $34 million taxpayer dollars. And this is a warehouse. Think about a facility meant for auto parts, never meant for human beings, doesn't have the right sewer pipes. I mean, just not meant for human beings to live there. (06:30–06:35)

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Asserts that a facility in Romulus, Michigan, cost $34 million taxpayer dollars.

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