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Stephen Lynch: “These detainees are not in ICE custody. They're in Plymouth…”

Featuring: Stephen Lynch, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 8th Congressional District

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Published | Video Starts at 00:37

They have families. They have families who rely on them. They have members of the community who care deeply about them. They do not belong here inside this facility. These detainees are not in ICE custody. They're in Plymouth County Corrections Institute custody. That's what is attributable to the level of care that they're receiving. So we just completed our visit to the Plymouth County Correctional Facilities where there is a ICE has a presence and where they detain people that they apprehend. (00:37–00:47)

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Asserts that detainees are held by Plymouth County Corrections, not ICE.

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