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Congresswoman Escobar Leads Letter Asking ICE to Make Immediate Changes to Halt the Spread of COVID-19 and Protect All Detainees and Employees

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Tags: Healthcare, Immigration

Congresswoman Veronica Escobar led 17 of her colleagues in sending a letter asking ICE to immediately change its protocols and procedures to halt the spread of the deadly COVID-19 disease and protect all detainees and employees in El Paso and across the country, and urging the OIG to closely examine these matters.

Congresswoman Escobar and Senator Harris Lead Colleagues in Demanding Release of Detained Children Amid COVID-19 Crisis

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Tags: Immigration

Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (D-TX) and Senator Kamala D. Harris (D-CA) led 49 of their colleagues on Wednesday in sending a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acting Secretary Chad Wolf demanding the release of detained children amid the COVID-19 pandemic. As the number of children in HHS custody…

El Paso Leaders Joint Statement Urging Cooperation and Encouraging El Paso-Juárez Region to Prepare to Minimize Impact of Coronavirus

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Tags: Congress, Economy and Jobs, Healthcare, Immigration

Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16), Congressman Will Hurd (TX-23), Mayor Dee Margo, County Judge Ricardo A. Samaniego, and Borderplex Chief Executive Officer Jon Barela, released the following joint statement urging U.S. and Mexican authorities to cooperate to contain spread of coronavirus, and El Paso-Juárez region to make contingency plans to minimize impact

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