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Veronica Escobar: “A number of the individuals I have met in immigration…”

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

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Congresswoman Escobar Discusses Purpose of Republican ICE, CBP Funding Bill

Published | Video Starts at 01:35

I want to also address something Mr. Roy said about how this somehow corrects what happened during the Biden years. A number of the individuals I have met in immigration detention have been here for decades. And to again point out something I mentioned in my testimony, many of the folks I have met entered the country legally. (01:35–01:43)

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Asserts that some detainees have lived in the U.S. for many years.

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