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Veronica Escobar: “You can't self deport or participate in self deportation if…”

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 11:03

And in fact, in the El Paso area, almost half of people who are in custody have asked for self deportation. And just remember, You can't self deport or participate in self deportation if you have a criminal record. You also can't participate in self deportation if you have final removal orders. So if, if what we know is half of folks in detention, including here, are participating in self deportation because they don't have criminal records because they don't have final orders. (11:03–11:15)

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