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Derrick Van Orden: “At one point, they had 17 to 20 some thousand rotating…”

Featuring: Derrick Van Orden, Republican | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 3

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Van Orden Raises Questions on Illegal Aliens in Federal Prisons in Judiciary Committee Field Hearing

Published | Video Starts at 03:31

And so Biden has set back establishing that legal system. I don't know how many years. It's a travesty. It is. And we just for a couple stats out of the. At one point, they had 17 to 20 some thousand rotating through Afghan refugees at Fort McCoy. which I represent, we went back and looked at every single Afghan that came here that was eligible for a special Immigrant visa. I mean, they worked with the United States government during the war. (03:31–03:38)

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