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Veronica Escobar: “Lawyers have said that [the family] was not given an…”

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

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Congressional Inquiry on Deportation Policies with Veronica Escobar and Kristi Noem

Published | Video Starts at 02:39

In fact, three children so far, likely more children. One of those children, one with cancer, who was deported without the medication necessary to address that child's cancer. Again, a US Citizen. The Lawyers have said that [the family] was not given an opportunity to make plans for the kids, and so they were deported. Essentially, again, U.S. citizens. I have a question about the forms that ICE is supposed to utilize when engaging with parents who have children, the parents who are being deported and the US citizen children. (02:39–02:52)

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Asserts that lawyers claim a family was not given a chance to make plans for their U.S. citizen children before deportation.

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