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Veronica Escobar: “Women detainees are generally a smaller population we've…”

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

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Congresswoman Escobar holds press conference on migrant detention center

Published | Video Starts at 28:13

Are there. Men and women or just men? Good question. Right now, just men. And when there is a plan for women to be on site, that's tbd Women detainees are generally a smaller population we've seen over the years. Normally when there are women who've been detained, they're part of either a family unit or you know, have children with them, you know, which raises a whole host of other issues. (28:13–28:18)

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