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Ilhan Omar: “The federal government and the state have been working…”

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

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Rep. Omar says it is "not acceptable" for Trump, others to make early judgments on ICE shooting

Published | Video Starts at 05:51

There is no reason have over 2,000 people coming in to our city and creating the level of terror that they have created. Well, the administration argues that they have to do it because the state failed to. Right. The federal government and the state have been working peacefully together and have brought justice to these 87 people that you've described. None of the search that they have conducted has produced any sort of criminal activity. They haven't been able to charge anyone as of yet. (05:51–06:03)

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Asserts that federal and state governments have cooperated to bring justice to 87 people.

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