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James Lankford: “We had 70,000 people that even the Biden administration…”

Featuring: James Lankford, Republican | U.S. Senate, Oklahoma

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Lankford Highlights Minnesota's Refusal to Cooperate with Federal Immigration Enforcement

Published | Video Starts at 02:09

Almost none of them had any background checks at all. We literally had no idea who they were. And We had 70,000 people that even the Biden administration identified as special interest aliens coming from areas of known terrorism. but we didn't know who they were. 70,000 just in 2024. So you are correct. I was willing to work with anyone to try to make that stop because it was absolutely out of control. (02:09–02:18)

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