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Veronica Escobar: “One woman had just become a legal permanent resident of the…”

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

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U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar calls for DHS, ICE brief on Camp East Montana

Published | Video Starts at 04:21

I sat with them and heard stories also about their limited access to talking to their lawyers. Many of these women were here legally. Many of these women. A couple of these women were in process. One woman had just become a legal permanent resident of the United States and was apprehended in Minnesota. but couldn't reach her lawyer because she was given two minutes once a week to use the phone. This is really unjust and. And unacceptable. This is not who we are as a country. (04:21–04:30)

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Asserts that a newly legal permanent resident was apprehended in Minnesota.

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