Veronica Escobar leads calls to close Texas ICE detention center after deaths

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Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-TX) led Democrats on Thursday in urging the Trump administration to shut down an Immigration and Customs Enforcement center in Texas.

Two dozen lawmakers cited concerns over mismanagement and poor living conditions at El Paso’s Camp East Montana. They pointed to the three deaths at the facility since December, which include one homicide.

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