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Alex Padilla: “Federal courts time and again rebuff the Trump…”

Featuring: Alex Padilla, Democratic | U.S. Senate from California

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Senator Alex Padilla's Address on Immigration and Civil Rights Violations Under Trump Administration

Published | Video Starts at 05:09

Donald Trump has said publicly that he wants to imprison American citizens in El Salvador next. Not my words, his. And so there is no telling where all of this is going to lead. Now, we have seen Federal courts time and again rebuff the Trump administration's lawlessness and order them to take steps to return wrongfully deported migrants. We've also seen the Trump administration continue to resist and ignore court orders. So, colleagues, the resolution before us today would force the Trump administration to start opening up the … (05:09–05:21)

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Asserts that federal courts have repeatedly ordered the Trump administration to return wrongfully deported migrants.

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