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Ilhan Omar: “Regardless of what your status is in this country, you have…”

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

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Ilhan Omar Discusses Militarization, Constitutional Rights, and Immigration Policies Amidst Trump's Military Parade

Published | Video Starts at 08:39

… many of my colleagues who seem to think, you know, constitutional protections in this country are only for those who are citizens and have not really read or understood that Regardless of what your status is in this country, you have due process, that you have access to constitutional rights. And what we are seeing is people who, you know, write an op ed saying the genocide in Gaza should end, people who protest, people who have become a spokesperson … (08:39–08:48)

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Asserts that all individuals in the U.S., regardless of immigration status, have constitutional rights.

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