James Lankford: “They're blocking out Homeland Security investigators, that…”

“But can I remind my colleagues and anyone else who wants to hear it, what they're blocking funding for currently right now is more than just deportations. Even what they're proposing right now to say will fund everything else but ice. But cbp, They're blocking out Homeland Security investigators, that is federal law enforcement that goes after drug cartels, weapons smuggling, money laundering, soliciting. that is the HSI are the folks that are actually going after child exploitation. These are the federal agents that go after human trafficking networks.” (01:48–02:01)

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