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Janet Mills: “We're hearing about people who have not been engaged in…”

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 12:09

Excuse me, if somebody has evidence of criminal Activity. We want to hear about it, but that's not what we're hearing about for the most part. We're hearing about people who have not been engaged in criminal activity, who are being torn from their families. from their schools, from their businesses and who are in fear and their families and their communities are in fear. And that's just not. That's not right. (12:09–12:18)

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Asserts that non-criminal individuals are being separated from their families.

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