… go somewhere sort of on a fact finding expedition to learn about something important related to the work that we do in Congress. Those CODELs focused on figuring out why Two children died in U.S. custody. A 7 year old and an 8 year old who came across our border seeking a better life, who were detained and held in the El Paso sector, died during that first CODEL. (00:42–00:46)
CLAIM
Asserts that two children died while in U.S. custody.
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