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Eric Swalwell: “They separated him from his home and they separated him from…”

Featuring: Eric Swalwell, Democratic | U.S. House California, 14th Congressional District

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Sacramento Town Hall with Eric Swalwell

Published | Video Starts at 06:21

Do you think they cared? Do you think they let him get his devices before they put him in a detention center? They didn't. They separated him from his home and they separated him from sound and then days later sent he and his family to Colombia. That's how cruel these individuals are. That's what we are dealing with now, Mallory, who is the voice of God reading our questions? (06:21–06:34)

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Asserts that ICE deported a family to Colombia, separating a deaf child from his assistive devices.

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