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Dick Durbin: “The article goes on to say the turmoil in the courts has…”

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

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Durbin Condemns Trump Admin For Ignoring The Constitution, Overwhelming The Judicial System

Published | Video Starts at 02:29

All Americans know what happened with the two innocent people who were killed in the course of that operation. But this is another aspect. The article goes on to say the turmoil in the courts has demoralized prosecutors, outraged judges, exhausted defense lawyers, and left many immigrants languishing in detention in violation of court orders. And the article goes on to say when agencies like the Justice Department, the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement ignore judicial orders to release immigrants under their control. (02:29–02:43)

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Asserts that turmoil in courts has negatively affected legal professionals and left immigrants detained in violation of court orders.

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