We had no other choice, and very quickly thereafter, we learned that children were being moved out of the facility in the hundreds and that CBP was releasing thousands of children.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “We had no other choice, and very quickly thereafter, we learned that children were being moved out of the facility in…”
On the recordJuly 11, 2019
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Discussing the urgent need to report on migrant conditions.
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