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Greg Casar: “A man deported to a foreign prison because they called his…”

Featuring: Greg Casar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 35

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Greg Casar and Bernie Sanders Rally in McAllen, Texas for Democratic Change

Published | Video Starts at 07:50

Let's hear it. We know he's trying to intimidate us, but I don't want to sugarcoat what he's doing. ICE showing up at schools and churches, people here with legal status. A man deported to a foreign prison because they called his autism awareness tattoo a gang symbol. A 10 year old US citizen, Texas girl with brain cancer deported where she was out of reach from her doctors. (07:50–07:59)

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Asserts that a man was deported due to misinterpretation of his autism awareness tattoo as a gang symbol.

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