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Greg Casar: “An unmarked vehicle with ICE agents came to her parents…”

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

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Congressman Greg Casar on Wrongfully Deported Constituent

Published | Video Starts at 00:24

And her only crime was wanting to visit her family as a surprise for Thanksgiving. And then she got shackled and sent to Honduras and spoke up about it. And so then yesterday, An unmarked vehicle with ICE agents came to her parents house in East Austin and the only reason that they would show up is to retaliate and threaten her parents because she had the audacity to speak out. And every single person in this country has a first amendment right to be able to speak up about their government. (00:24–00:38)

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Asserts that ICE agents visited Ani Lopez Bellosa's parents' house in East Austin to retaliate against her for speaking out.

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