When we went into the cell, it was clear that the water was not running. There was a toilet, but there was no running water for people to drink. In fact, one of the women said that she was told by an agent to drink water out of the toilet.
Describing the conditions in a detention facility during a congressional visit.
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I'm surprised that we have not taken a stronger stand and said, when you've got a group of people, including kids, that have committed no crime, we're not gonna put up with that, we are going to be able to see what's going on.
To really understand that's going on with Dilley, we gotta be able to see what's going on behind those walls. There's a brutality behind those walls.
The best way to ensure that no more San Antonians in uniform are put in harm's way is to end this war.
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