Casar says ICE has lied in virtually every single case
U.S. Representative (D-TX 35), at a news conference with LULAC leaders
“The reason we have all these cameras out here and all these people out here is because ICE has lied in virtually every single case.”
Source and context
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Live FOX 7 Austin broadcast of the Monday news conference held with LULAC leaders and Rep. Lloyd Doggett. Speaker identified by the on-screen label and the host's introduction.
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Austin American-Statesman live coverage of Monday's news conference with Rep. Doggett, Rep. Casar, LULAC and the man's attorney.
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Casar spoke after DHS said HSI would lead the investigation and described the man as an illegal alien with a final order of removal. He had earlier said DHS's first statement was that it wanted to remove and deport the man, whom he described as a potential key witness to the shooting.
After the quotation
He went on to list three demands sent to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin: release of body-camera and dash-camera footage, accountability for any wrongdoing with local law enforcement allowed to continue its criminal investigation, and safety for the community.
How this statement is classified
Case context: Should DHS lead the investigation of the ICE shooting of a delivery driver in Austin?
The label describes this statement’s response within the context above.
Why this label?
Relative to DHS's account of the shooting, Casar states that ICE has lied in virtually every case and that its account of this one cannot be believed. That is a direct rejection of the account's reliability. Closest competing label: mixed_or_conditional loses because he sets no condition on that conclusion.
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Should DHS lead the investigation of the ICE shooting of a delivery driver in Austin?
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U.S. Department of Homeland Security
“Homeland Security Investigations, with the assistance of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, is leading the investigation into the officer involved shooting of an illegal alien from Venezuela, who illegally entered our country under the Biden administration and had a final order of removal, during a law enforcement operation today in Austin, TX. The illegal alien’s condition is stable, and he is in federal custody pending removal. This is a developing situation, and we will update the public when more information becomes available.”Read statement