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Ted Cruz: “There were 3,000 open beds the day they released those…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Texas Senator Ted Cruz full interview Inside Texas Politics.

Published | Video Starts at 15:50

It would mandate the federal government. If you have an illegal alien in custody, you must keep that illegal alien in detention as long as there are detention beds. There were 3,000 open beds the day they released those murderers. When I released that legislation, I was joined in supporting that legislation by Kim Ogg, the elected Democrat District Attorney in Houston. Kim Ogg has served two terms. Elected. (15:50–15:54)

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