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Veronica Escobar: “One of [the deaths] has been ruled a homicide by the El Paso…”

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

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Congresswoman Veronica Escobar joins CNN's The Situation Room to discuss DHS funding

Published | Video Starts at 04:25

Camp East Montana should be shut down. But Kristi Noem and the Department of Homeland Security need to answer to Congress about what's happening. We had you mentioned the three deaths. One of [the deaths] has been ruled a homicide by the El Paso county medical examiner. We need a transparent investigation into these deaths. And the American people should know who killed a detainee inside of that facility and what happened leading up to that death so that we can prevent future. (04:25–04:31)

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Asserts that a death was ruled a homicide by the medical examiner.

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