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Veronica Escobar: “Mother and her girls, all US Citizens. Their money was…”

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

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Veronica Escobar's Inquiry on DHS Union Agreements and ICE Raid Incident

Published | Video Starts at 03:20

Last week, they had a search warrant for the home, but the suspects listed on the warrant were no longer living in the home. The family was forced to wait outside in the rain during the search. Mother and her girls, all US Citizens. Their money was taken, their laptop, their cell phone. I asked you at the top of our first round if you believed it was important for DHS and if you would attest to the fact that DHS needs to rectify any mistakes. (03:20–03:27)

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Asserts that ICE took money, a laptop, and a cell phone from a US Citizen family.

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