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Brad Lander: “The U.S. attorney for the Southern District, Jake Carson…”

Featuring: Brad Lander, Democratic | New York City Comptroller

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Mass Surveillance In New York City? Meet The Candidate Running To Stop This.

Published | Video Starts at 08:09

We've got about 75,000 people in ICE detention right now, twice as many as ever. Two weeks ago, The U.S. attorney for the Southern District, Jake Carson, had to tell the judge, your Honor, the memo ICE gave me a year ago saying they have the authority to arrest people in the hallways of immigration courts. It did not apply to immigration courts, and yet they've been doing it for a year. using exactly some of this technology we know they've used Flock to track down folks who are seeking asylum. So, yes, I think Democrats I'm gonna be, and I think Democrats in general. (08:09–08:26)

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Asserts that ICE has been arresting people in immigration court hallways for a year without proper authority.

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