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She's Skipping the State of the Union

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A congresswoman describes seeing a man's broken bone through his skin in an ICE detention facility.

Representative Veronica Escobar explains her boycott of President Trump's State of the Union address, citing his lies and rhetoric that incites violence. She discusses immigration policy, private detention facility abuses, and the stalled DHS funding negotiations, arguing for defunding ICE and re-envisioning Homeland Security.

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