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Veronica Escobar: “I've heard from local hospitals that our ICE personnel and…”

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

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LIVE: El Paso Congresswoman Veronica Escobar holds press conference.

Published | Video Starts at 29:59

And if we have a contractor that doesn't care about detainees or employees, the rest of the community shoulders that burden and it falls on the public health unit. I've heard from local hospitals that our ICE personnel and the private contractor have tried to use hospital beds for isolation. Basically telling our hospitals, we want to take your beds so that we can isolate someone with measles. Thankfully, we have health care leaders who pushed back. (29:59–30:10)

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