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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Democrats meet migrants held in border patrol detention centers

    More than a dozen democratic lawmakers visited detention centers in Clint and El Paso, Texas on Monday. Congressman Joe Kennedy said Border Patrol officers tried to stop them from taking photos or videos, and attempted to take away their phones.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jul 2, 2019 • 1 min read

    More than a dozen democratic lawmakers visited detention centers in Clint and El Paso, Texas on Monday. Congressman Joe Kennedy said Border Patrol officers tried to stop them from taking photos or videos, and attempted to take away their phones. Other lawmakers reported that migrants had no running water and were told by CBP to drink out of the toilet. California Democratic Congresswoman Judy Chu was among those who visited the patrol stations yesterday.

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    The full episode

    1 of 4
    Advice columnist E. Jean Carroll on her list of hideous men, including Donald Trump
    1. 0:00Democrats meet migrants held in border patrol detention centersYou’re reading this
    2. 10:26Secret Facebook page contains vile images and messages targeted at Border Patrol
    3. 19:15Why advice columnist E. Jean Carroll refuses to say Donald Trump raped her
    4. 36:41How 'Fresh Off the Boat' changed the lives of Jeff and Hudson Yang
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