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Veronica Escobar: “There will not be 8,500 human beings housed in three…”

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

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Rep. Escobar explains Iran agreement, Camp East Montana oversight visits

Published | Video Starts at 04:04

But it was. It was kind of like a good news, bad news moment. The good news, There will not be 8,500 human beings housed in three warehouses. The bad news, they are proceeding with some detention, although it will also be a campus he described, with conference rooms, with training centers, with offices. (04:04–04:10)

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Asserts that the planned detention facility will not house 8,500 detainees.

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