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Gary Peters: “There's no question immigration enforcement is necessary…”

Featuring: Gary Peters, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Michigan

Peters Condemns Fatal Shootings in Minneapolis, Calls for Commonsense Reforms to DHS

Published January 28, 2026 | Video Starts at 05:39

Our local law enforcement personnel already follow them, and we shouldn't expect anything less from our federal law enforcement. There's no question immigration enforcement is necessary, but we must conduct it in a way that is both humane and safe. Clearly, that's not how this agency is operating today. But now, now is the time to act, and I urge our Republican colleagues to join us in putting real guardrails in place and not just acting as a rubber stamp for the Trump administration. (05:39–05:49)

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Asserts the necessity of humane and safe immigration enforcement.

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