Washington, March 4 -- Congresswoman Veronica Escobar issued the following press release:
Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement in response to the Washington Post's story that Camp East Montana, the $1.24 billion immigration detention facility in El Paso, is set to close:
"The Trump administration has used El Paso as ground zero for its sick, twisted immigration enforcement policies for years, and Camp East Montana is no different. It represents the epitome of fraud, waste, abuse, and the exploitation of human suffering at the hands of private prison corporations and the Trump administration.
"Camp East Montana should have never opened. The $1.24 billion cost for this facility could have been used...