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Joaquin Castro: “They were literally reading from a sheet of paper sent to…”

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

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Reps. Greg Casar and Joaquin Castro Visit ICE Detention Facility

Published | Video Starts at 02:20

So that's the kind of secrecy and lack of transparency that we've been talking about. That's the system that we have now. But really this was the first time where I came, where They were literally reading from a sheet of paper sent to them from Washington, D.C. washington sent some people here also, I'm sure, to monitor the visit, but they're literally just reading and wouldn't take any other questions or give any other answers. (02:20–02:25)

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Asserts that staff at the Dilley facility read from a script provided by Washington, D.C. during visits.

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