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Veronica Escobar: “We're seeing the use of C17s for deportation flights instead…”

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

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Congresswoman Escobar on MSNBC's José Díaz-Balart Reports

Published | Video Starts at 02:53

And it's bad for a number of reasons. You know, we've seen, for example, Fort Bliss, which is a premier military installation, necessary, vital key to our national defense. We're seeing the use of C17s for deportation flights instead of the commercial flights that cost taxpayers a whole lot less. We're taking military assets and using them for non military purposes. And we are urging the administration not to use Fort Bliss and other military installations for deportation camps, which impacts our military readiness, creates a real lack of transparency. (02:53–03:06)

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Asserts that military C17s are used for deportation flights, which are more expensive than commercial flights.

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