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Joaquin Castro: “These folks had temporary protective status because they're…”

Featuring: Joaquin Castro, Democratic | U.S. House Texas, 20th Congressional District

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Published | Video Starts at 21:56

And when the boy Woke up at 4:30 in the morning, he woke up to being surrounded by ICE officers all over his room and seeing his father handcuffed and not knowing what was going on. These folks had temporary protective status because they're from Venezuela. They'd not committed any crime. The father, obviously, the son, who's 10 years old, and yet they are being treated like criminals and being called wetbacks. (21:56–22:02)

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Asserts that the family had temporary protective status due to their Venezuelan origin.

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