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Veronica Escobar: “Fewer than 10% have serious felonies or a serious criminal…”

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

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Congresswoman Escobar holds press conference on migrant detention center

Published | Video Starts at 12:06

That is not the case. In fact, when you look at the number of folks being detained nationally and deported Nationally, Fewer than 10% have serious felonies or a serious criminal record. Why do I mention this again? Number one, it's important to tell the truth about what the federal government is doing. And so I offer that as a check to what the administration has been feeding the public. (12:06–12:12)

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Asserts that less than 10% of detainees have serious criminal records.

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