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Greg Casar: “Luis Fernando is just one of many young people here from…”

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

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Congressman Greg Casar: Republicans Should Answer for This

Published | Video Starts at 01:51

There's Annie Lopez Bellosa, who grew up here in East Austin, who was detained and deported for the crime of trying to visit her family during Thanksgiving. Luis Fernando is just one of many young people here from Austin, Texas who have been sent to detention centers after doing nothing wrong. Donald Trump lied when he told Americans that he was going to go after dangerous people. And now it's time for people to see the truth. (01:51–02:03)

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Asserts that multiple young people from Austin, Texas, have been detained without cause.

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