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Dick Durbin: “2% of those arrested and detained and separated from their…”

Featuring: Dick Durbin, Democratic | U.S. Senate Illinois

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Durbin Reiterates Democrats' Demands To Rein In ICE As Republicans Stall Negotiations

Published | Video Starts at 03:42

People all wore masks and were very careful where they walked and when they went shopping, when they went to a restaurant, when they went to church. That's the climate of fear that's been created by this operation. Removing dangerous criminals. 2%. 2% of those arrested and detained and separated from their families had any Criminal background. While Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota has been in the national spotlight recently, the city of Chicago, as I mentioned, is no stranger to Trump's campaign of terror. (03:42–03:49)

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