Brad Lander: “They did not have the authority to arrest Edgardo, who they…”

“I was asking them to show me the judicial warrant, and I asked them, by what authority are you making any of these arrests of Edgardo or of me? They did not have the authority to arrest Edgardo, who they then deported, and they did not have the authority to arrest me either. So, I mean, we need a rational, humane, orderly immigration system, which is, you know, you can try to get a visa to come to this country to work or …” (06:16–06:25)

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