… any consequences for perpetrators of crime against immigrants or against LGBTQ or any of these other people, that it emboldens people who have a propensity toward crime to harm them. … If Mr. Morales Reyes is deported because he was a victim of crime, immigrants will not help local police or the FBI. … And I think that Mr. Morales Reyes is a victim. He's a victim, and that's the lens through which he needs. That his proceedings need to go forward. (06:43–07:26)
CLAIM
Asserts that deporting crime victims like Ramon Morales Reyes could deter immigrant cooperation with law enforcement.
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