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Veronica Escobar: “Border apprehensions are down, [but] the mass deportation…”

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

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Congresswoman Escobar on MSNBC's José Díaz-Balart Reports

Published | Video Starts at 03:31

And we are urging the administration not to use Fort Bliss and other military installations for deportation camps, which impacts our military readiness, creates a real lack of transparency. Just, it is bad all the way around. And so we, you know, while, yes, Border apprehensions are down, [but] the mass deportation efforts, particularly in my district with the use of military assets is very alarming. I mean, Congresswoman, it's striking to see the numbers. I mean, when we're talking about the last couple of months of the Biden administration, 20 to 30,000 people encountered over the border. (03:31–03:42)

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Asserts that border apprehensions have decreased, but military assets are being used for mass deportations.

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