Cavalier Johnson: “A local man who was arrested for deportation, even though…”

“We have recruits at our police academy every single time, because that's not just what I expect. That's what our citizens out there expect in Milwaukee, too. So I'm very disturbed when I read stories about A local man who was arrested for deportation, even though he's in the midst of legal proceedings to gain permanent residency, when he's married to a US Citizen, when he's got a small child, and when he's got no criminal record. Sometimes I think, like, what in the world is the federal government thinking? What are they trying to accomplish here other than scaring people? Those are things I'm thinking about.” (13:47–14:05)

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