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Veronica Escobar: “A gentleman who entered the country legally... was arrested…”

Featuring: Veronica Escobar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 16

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Congresswoman Escobar Discusses Camp East Montana during ICE, CBP Funding Debate

Published | Video Starts at 01:32

But the private corporations running these facilities are still getting their money. I want to give you an example of the horrific cases we've seen. I'll give you … A gentleman who entered the country legally... was arrested so violently by the ICE agents that they broke his arm. … Montana, and he was wearing a brace when I met him. He had been in the facility for a few weeks. I asked him how his arm was doing. (01:32–02:03)

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Asserts that ICE agents broke the arm of a legally entering individual during arrest.

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