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Escobar, Vasquez, Heinrich, Luján Demand Classified Briefing on Air Space Closure

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Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16), Congressman Gabe Vasquez (NM-02), Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM), and Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) sent a letter to the Secretaries of the Departments of Transportation, Defense, and Homeland Security demanding a classified briefing on the closure of air space in and around El Paso, Texas and Southern New Mexico earlier this…

Congresswoman Escobar Statement on Closure of El Paso Airspace

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Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement: “The highly consequential decision by the FAA to shut down the El Paso Airport for 10 days is unprecedented and resulted in significant concern in the community. From what my office and I have been able to gather overnight and early this morning, there is no immediate threat to the community or surrounding…

Congresswoman Escobar Update on the El Paso Airspace

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Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following update on El Paso airspace: "After I was informed late last night about the Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) that would close El Paso’s airspace for 10 days, my team and I worked through the night and into the early hours of the morning to get to the bottom of it and then to ensure the TFR was lifted so…

Congresswoman Escobar Reiterates Her Opposition to Any New Migrant Detention Facilities in El Paso

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Yesterday, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) sent a letter to Department of Homeland (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Todd Lyons expressing her concerns over potential new immigration detention facilities in her district. The letter can be found in its entirety below and here. “Secretary Noem and Acting Director…

Congresswoman Escobar Statement on Homicide Ruling by El Paso County Medical Examiner at Camp East Montana

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Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar released the following statement following confirmation from the El Paso County Medical Examiner that a detainee died of “asphyxia due to neck and torso compression”: "Secretary Noem and Director Lyons have an obligation to provide Congress with a thorough briefing on the circumstances of the confirmed murder of a detainee at Camp East…

Congresswoman Escobar Gives Speech on House Floor Speech on Her Opposition to DHS Funding Bill 

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Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) gave a speech on the House Floor stating her opposition to the DHS Funding Bill. You can find the transcript of her speech below: Mr. Speaker, as a member of the House Homeland Appropriations Subcommittee, I stand today in opposition to this Homeland Appropriations bill. I want to be very clear: the bill that passed out of committee had…

Congresswoman Escobar Statement on Additional ICE Detention Facilities in El Paso

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Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement in response to the latest news from ICE confirming additional detention facilities in El Paso County: “A private corporation received nearly $30 million through a no-bid federal contract to help design more detention space, including another facility in El Paso. Donald Trump and Republicans have been…

Congresswoman Escobar Statement on Detainee Death at Camp East Montana Likely to be Classified as Homicide

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Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement in response to the Washington Post’s article about a detainee death at Camp East Montana likely to be classified as a homicide: I have been sounding the alarm about Camp East Montana, a $1.24 billion privately operated immigration detention facility funded by American taxpayers since it…

Congresswoman Escobar Announces Support for Impeachment of Kristi Noem

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Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement: The entirety of Kristi Noem’s tenure at DHS has marred by the trampling of the department’s stated values of “integrity, vigilance, and respect." Americans across the country have witnessed ICE and Border Patrol Agents in masks racially profiling Americans, using aggressive and often violent tactics…

Congresswoman Escobar Statement on American Military Actions in Venezuela

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Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement in response to the military actions taken in Venezuela: "Donald Trump just told the world that the U.S. is going to 'run' Venezuela 'for now.' "Are Republicans who have given the Trump administration their full throated support for the illegal bombing of Venezuela and the use of our military to kidnap…

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