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Veronica Escobar: “This facility is costing American taxpayers $1.24 billion.”

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

U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar calls for DHS, ICE brief on Camp East Montana

Published January 30, 2026 | Video Starts at 02:24

And in this case, this facility, Camp East Montana, which I visited today, in fact, it is being run by a private corporation. Why should El Pasoans care? This facility is costing American taxpayers $1.24 billion. Billion. For context, that's the city's operational budget for two years. That's the equivalent. And I'll give you an example, Andy, of some of the things that I have found … (02:24–02:31)

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“The American taxpayer is paying for clothes to be laundered two to three times a week.”
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“A corporation is getting over a billion dollars and not delivering what it promised the federal government for.”
U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar calls for DHS, ICE brief on Camp East Montana | Uploaded January 30, 2026 | 03:32-03:41
“Many of these women were here legally.”
U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar calls for DHS, ICE brief on Camp East Montana | Uploaded January 30, 2026 | 04:14-04:18
“One woman had just become a legal permanent resident of the United States and was apprehended in Minnesota.”
U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar calls for DHS, ICE brief on Camp East Montana | Uploaded January 30, 2026 | 04:21-04:30
“President Trump promised he would focus on the worst of the worst, on criminals, on people who had committed violent crimes. That's not what…”
U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar calls for DHS, ICE brief on Camp East Montana | Uploaded January 30, 2026 | 05:28-05:40
“In places like Chicago and Minnesota, there is racial profiling that is happening that's been well documented.”
U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar calls for DHS, ICE brief on Camp East Montana | Uploaded January 30, 2026 | 05:39-05:52
“ICE agents were coming onto their property, demanding to be let into their homes without due process, in violation of their Fourth Amendment…”
U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar calls for DHS, ICE brief on Camp East Montana | Uploaded January 30, 2026 | 06:13-06:24
“We prohibit ICE from detaining and deporting US Citizens.”
U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar calls for DHS, ICE brief on Camp East Montana | Uploaded January 30, 2026 | 07:29-07:35
“Stephen Miller wanted that amendment out.”
U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar calls for DHS, ICE brief on Camp East Montana | Uploaded January 30, 2026 | 07:42-07:46
“There are 12 funding bills every year for the various agencies.”
U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar calls for DHS, ICE brief on Camp East Montana | Uploaded January 30, 2026 | 08:49-08:54
“We had already passed the first six for the fiscal year.”
U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar calls for DHS, ICE brief on Camp East Montana | Uploaded January 30, 2026 | 08:53-08:57
“The Senate leadership finally agreed, thanks to, to an agreement from Donald Trump, separate the five remaining funding bills.”
U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar calls for DHS, ICE brief on Camp East Montana | Uploaded January 30, 2026 | 09:30-09:39
“A two week, what's called a CR continuing resolution, a temporary funding patch to give Senate Republicans two weeks on DHS to negotiate…”
U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar calls for DHS, ICE brief on Camp East Montana | Uploaded January 30, 2026 | 09:43-09:56
“We want an agency that follows the law, the constitution and protects U.S. citizens.”
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