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Sylvia Garcia: “ICE director told me they were acting on a final removal…”

Featuring: Sylvia Garcia, Democratic | U.S. House Texas, 29th Congressional District

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Do we know which agency that was and is that being investigated? I will yield to our congressman who actually spoke to them. That is not the story that the ICE director told me they were acting on a final removal order on one of the passengers in the van. that they believe was in the van. Now, that story has been reported. I've not had an opportunity to confirm it, but I don't. I'm not hearing it anywhere else except that news report. (17:04–17:14)

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Asserts that ICE was acting on a final removal order for a passenger in the van.

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