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Eli Crane: “DHS agencies like ICE, CBP, USCIS exercise powers delegated…”

Featuring: Eli Crane, Republican | U.S. House Arizona, District 2

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'You Really Believe That?!': Eli Crane Has Shock Confrontation With Witness Over His Statements

Published | Video Starts at 01:21

And then you say on the second page, the fact of the matter is that right now in the United States of America, there is a secret police force abducting people based on the color of their skin. Did you say that as well? … DHS agencies like ICE, CBP, USCIS exercise powers delegated under the INA, including arresting, detaining, interrogating, and removing non-citizens who are in violation of immigration laws. … that's what they're doing. And it's funny, because you say in your testimony that I've been on the receiving end of threats and violence due to the work I've done in the name of the law. (01:21–01:35)

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Asserts that DHS agencies exercise powers under the INA to enforce immigration laws.

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