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Brad Lander: “Before December, one in every 20 people coming into court…”

Featuring: Brad Lander, Democratic | New York City Comptroller

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April 8 Live with Brad Lander

Published | Video Starts at 03:47

But what they're doing now is a kind of quiet violence that, you know, may be worse in court. They're doing what's called preterm mission. So Before December, one in every 20 people coming into court was being abducted and detained. But 19 out of 20 people were at least moving forward in their cases toward their hearing on whether they have a credible fear of persecution if deported back to their country. (03:47–03:54)

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Asserts that prior to December, 5% of people entering court were being abducted and detained.

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