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Hakeem Jeffries: “We believe that there should be a prohibition on ICE…”

Featuring: Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic | U.S. House New York, 8th Congressional District

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Leader Jeffries on Fox News' The Story with Martha MacCallum

Published | Video Starts at 04:40

And the overwhelming majority of House Democrats voted against it. And we were very clear why we were voting against it. Because We believe that there should be a prohibition on ICE deporting or detaining American citizens. We believe that ICE should conduct itself like every other law enforcement agency in the country. We believe that ICE shouldn't run around with masks. We believe they should have body cameras. (04:40–04:47)

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Asserts that there should be a prohibition on ICE deporting or detaining American citizens.

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