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John Hickenlooper: “This intentional evasion of oversight and evasion of justice…”

Featuring: John Hickenlooper, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Colorado

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ICE is out of control. Another detention facility will make a horrible situation even worse.

Published | Video Starts at 00:41

This new facility is being built far away from immigration lawyers, advocacy groups, and the families of those detained. In other words, far from anyone who can hold ICE accountable for their illegal actions. This intentional evasion of oversight and evasion of justice is unacceptable. We're going to be shining the light on ice's actions at this Bighorn Detention facility. You can count on that. (00:41–00:46)

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Asserts that the facility's location is intended to evade oversight and justice.

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