Access to Counsel Act: This legislation would ensure that U.S. citizens, green card holders, and other individuals with legal status can consult with an attorney, relative, or other interested parties to seek assistance if they are detained by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for more than an hour at ports of entry, including airports.
Support the Access to Counsel Act to ensure detained people at ports of entry can consult with an attorney, relative, or other interested parties after more than an hour in CBP custody.
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Evidence
The official Immigration issue page lists "Access to Counsel Act" under "Legislation Supported by Congresswoman Escobar," describing it as a bill that would let detained U.S. citizens, green card holders, and other people with legal status consult an attorney, relative, or other interested parties after more than an hour in CBP custody at ports of entry.
Assessments
This promise was to support a specific federal bill, not to single-handedly enact it. Escobar's official House immigration page lists the Access to Counsel Act under 'Legislation Supported by Congresswoman Escobar' and describes the same policy in the claim: allowing detained people at ports of entry to consult an attorney, relative, or other interested parties after more than an hour in CBP custody. In a federal legislative context, that documented support by the candidate herself is sufficient to count the promise as fulfilled, and it occurred while she was serving in office.