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Jasmine Crockett shares 'how bad it is' inside Texas detention center after visiting 5-year-old Liam Ramos

Crockett described conditions at Dilley after visiting detained families and urged senators to oppose funding for Homeland Security and ICE.

Jasmine Crockett shares 'how bad it is' inside Texas detention center after visiting 5-year-old Liam Ramos
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Rep. Jasmine Crockett described troubling conditions for children at the Dilley immigration detention center after visiting with Rep. Joaquin Castro. She urged senators to oppose a government funding bill that includes money for Homeland Security and ICE.

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Representative and U.S. Senate candidate who visited the detention center and criticized its conditions

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Joaquin Castro
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Texas representative who accompanied Crockett on the detention-center visit

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Crockett and Castro Visit Child and Father at Dilley Detention Center

Jasmine Crockett and Joaquin Castro visited a Texas family detention center; coverage reports concerns about conditions for children there. Left-leaning outlets foreground Crockett’s account of conditions and connect the visit to calls to halt ICE funding. Center outlets report lawmakers’ concerns and calls for the child’s release alongside official responses; one article also places the visit in Crockett’s Senate campaign context.

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