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Veronica Escobar: “The private corporations running these facilities are still…”

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

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Congresswoman Escobar Discusses Camp East Montana during ICE, CBP Funding Debate

Published | Video Starts at 01:18

Billion dollar tent city. And the American taxpayer is allegedly paying for medical care that detainees are not getting. Cleaning services that are not happening, laundry services that are not happening. But The private corporations running these facilities are still getting their money. I want to give you an example of the horrific cases we've seen. I'll give you a couple of quick ones. First, there was a gentleman who entered the country legally. (01:18–01:24)

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