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Janet Mills: “We don't believe in secret arrests or secret police. God…”

Featuring: Janet Mills, Democratic | Governor of Maine

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FULL PRESSER: Gov. Mills answers questions about ICE's 'Operation Catch of the Day' in Maine

Published | Video Starts at 05:26

In my experience, you gotta get a judicial warrant to arrest somebody, and it's not automatic. And they have warrants to come here and arrest people, then that should be public record. You know, in America, We don't believe in secret arrests or secret police. God, that goes back to the Magna Carta, doesn't it? I mean, it's one of the foundations of our country and our Constitution. I will say, I was going to say, having worked in, around and with law enforcement for … (05:26–05:34)

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Asserts that secret arrests or secret police are against American principles, referencing the Magna Carta.

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