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Ted Deutch: the statutory requirement is beds, not people.

On the recordMay 28, 2014
the statutory requirement is beds, not people.
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Ted Deutch
Democratic · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Deutch clarifies that the law mandates detention beds, not the detention of specific individuals.

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