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Veronica Escobar: “People should not be held in this tent city, really, for…”

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 41:46

One of the detainees had been there for four months, another individual for two months. And one of the things I shared with the director was People should not be held in this tent city, really, for more than 30 days maximum, which is what was promised to us was 14 days. But to have people there for that length of time, I was glad he heard that directly from them about the length of time that they were there. (41:46–41:56)

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Asserts that detainees should not be held for more than 30 days, contrary to the 14-day promise.

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