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Veronica Escobar: “After that, they no longer use the services of the medical…”

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 04:56

… get information on what the consequences were for the private detention employee who committed the homicide. But the medical examiner in El Paso ruled it a homicide. And guess what? After that, they no longer use the services of the medical examiner. So this money is being used to perpetrate fraud, perpetrate waste, and for in humanitarian purposes. And many of the folks inside those facilities should not be held in detention at all. (04:56–05:01)

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Asserts that services of the medical examiner were discontinued after the homicide ruling.

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