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Veronica Escobar: “They've had to sue in order to try to get information [from…”

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

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Rep. Escobar Questions Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons at House Appropriations Subcommittee Hearing

Published | Video Starts at 06:13

Local leaders are uniformly opposed to any new facilities. And Mr. Lyons, the county of El Paso has struggled to get any information from ice. They've had to sue in order to try to get information [from ICE]. Is ICE or DHS still planning on proceeding with the three warehouses? Well, ma', am, Secretary Mullen is. Like I said in my statement before, he is looking at our whole detention plan. (06:13–06:18)

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Asserts that El Paso County resorted to legal action to obtain information from ICE.

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