Veronica Escobar: “There was a homicide inside [a detention] facility.”

“People have died. We are seeing massive detention facilities like the one in my district go operate in a way that is not transparent. There was a homicide inside [a detention] facility. Things cannot and should not stand as is. The status quo is unacceptable. And I think it's very important for Senate Democrats to do everything possible to ensure that we protect the means.” (01:14–01:17)

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