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Greg Casar: “There are lots and lots of people that have no business…”

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

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That is, if his birthday just had not been just a couple months ago, that he would not have been in that detention center full of so many adults. There are lots and lots of people that have no business being inside of Carnes, but certainly a high school senior that's just basically a teenager, like anybody else, has no business being locked up in there. In my time with Luis Fernando, I shared with him and gave him a handwritten note from his mom. (03:45–03:56)

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Asserts that many people, including teenagers, should not be detained at Carnes.

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