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John Cornyn: “According to the Center for Immigration Studies, there are…”

Featuring: John Cornyn, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Cornyn Chairs Hearing on the Radical Left's Crusade Against Immigration Enforcement

Published | Video Starts at 05:16

The only reason that ICE and CBP must go out in our streets and seek out and arrest criminal aliens is because sanctuary cities simply refuse to cooperate with law enforcement and allow them to be transferred directly from jail if detained. According to the Center for Immigration Studies, there are currently 12 sanctuary states and more than 200 sanctuary cities and counties across the United States. Many of them have passed laws that prevent their police department from cooperating with immigration enforcement or sharing information about detained or incarcerated aliens, or honoring DHS detainers. (05:16–05:27)

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