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Ilhan Omar: “ICE agents and border control agents have no jurisdiction…”

Featuring: Ilhan Omar, Democratic | U.S. House Minnesota, District 5

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"The most BS statement I've ever heard." Ilhan Omar SHREDS DHS blocking her from ICE facility

Published | Video Starts at 15:16

It is to tell us that we are powerless. And it is dangerous because the American people are used to knowing their constitutional rights. The American people know that ICE agents and border control agents have no jurisdiction over [American people] in our urban cities. They know that they're only supposed to interact with them if they're crossing a border or if they are doing something that relates to immigration and customs. (15:16–15:25)

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Asserts that ICE and border control agents lack jurisdiction in urban areas.

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