Chief Rodriguez testified about the difficulties he's facing in recruiting police officers. He has several DACA recipients on his police force who are serving honorably and helping to protect his community. He's already had to lay off one of these officers who lost her status because of the slowdown in the Trump administration of renewing DACA. Mr. Chairman, this committee has the authority, the jurisdiction and the responsibility to not just talk about Police Week, but to do something about Police Week. Let's do something about daca. (06:11–06:22)
CLAIM
Asserts that a police officer was laid off due to DACA renewal delays during the Trump administration.
This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.
