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Greg Casar: “ICE is out in public arresting people in order to retaliate…”

Featuring: Greg Casar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 35

Council Member Greg Casar on Immigrant Safety

Published February 10, 2017 | Video Starts at 03:24

And we are here to denounce those actions and to let the community know that we have their backs and that we are going to fight for them. I believe that ICE is out in public arresting people in order to retaliate against our community for standing up for our values. and standing up against the anti immigrant hysteria of Abbott, Trump and their ilk. ICE actions like these are beyond reprehensible. (03:24–03:33)

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Asserts that ICE arrests are retaliatory against the community for defending their values.

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“We have heard of several confirmed ICE actions [in] Austin, especially in areas of town with large immigrant communities.”
Council Member Greg Casar on Immigrant Safety | Uploaded February 10, 2017 | 03:05-03:14
“ICE officials will attempt to justify their actions by holding up the actions of a few people in order to imply that all undocumented…”
Council Member Greg Casar on Immigrant Safety | Uploaded February 10, 2017 | 03:44-03:57
“In the last 24 hours, there are children who have not come to school.”
Council Member Greg Casar on Immigrant Safety | Uploaded February 10, 2017 | 04:31-04:36
“There are families in this neighborhood who have locked themselves into their apartments.”
Council Member Greg Casar on Immigrant Safety | Uploaded February 10, 2017 | 04:35-04:41
“These ICE actions have nothing to do with the law. These ICE actions have nothing to do with public safety.”
Council Member Greg Casar on Immigrant Safety | Uploaded February 10, 2017 | 04:41-04:49
“ICE actions today are clearly a have nothing to do with the law.”
Council Member Greg Casar on Immigrant Safety | Uploaded February 10, 2017 | 04:41-04:45
“ICE actions today clearly have nothing to do with public safety.”
Council Member Greg Casar on Immigrant Safety | Uploaded February 10, 2017 | 04:44-04:49
“ICE actions today are retaliatory action, trying to strike fear into our communities.”
Council Member Greg Casar on Immigrant Safety | Uploaded February 10, 2017 | 04:51-05:03
“The City Council is scheduled at our next City Council meeting to make emergency appropriations into legal resources.”
Council Member Greg Casar on Immigrant Safety | Uploaded February 10, 2017 | 05:20-05:29
“SB4 is a violation of our Constitution.”
Council Member Greg Casar on Immigrant Safety | Uploaded February 10, 2017 | 23:48-23:51
“Multiple members of the media here reported on an arrest this morning that was confirmed with ICE.”
Council Member Greg Casar on Immigrant Safety | Uploaded February 10, 2017 | 24:03-24:12
“This is a drastic shift in ICE actions in our community.”
Council Member Greg Casar on Immigrant Safety | Uploaded February 10, 2017 | 24:36-24:40
“City Council is moving forward with all due haste at their next Council meeting to make an emergency appropriation to get people the defense…”
Council Member Greg Casar on Immigrant Safety | Uploaded February 10, 2017 | 26:06-26:15
“When Chief Manley was confirmed as our police chief, he made a commitment to this community that we would pursue criminal issues and local…”
Council Member Greg Casar on Immigrant Safety | Uploaded February 10, 2017 | 28:06-28:28
“The Austin Police Department has not received any requests to his knowledge from Immigration and Customs Enforcement to assist in these…”
Council Member Greg Casar on Immigrant Safety | Uploaded February 10, 2017 | 28:40-28:49
“It is clear that it is Abbott, Trump and their ilk at Immigration and Customs Enforcement that is causing that fear.”
Council Member Greg Casar on Immigrant Safety | Uploaded February 10, 2017 | 29:18-29:26