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John Cornyn: “The Department of Homeland Security recently announced…”

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

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Discussion on Trump Administration's Immigration Enforcement and Gang Crackdown

Published | Video Starts at 01:18

This isn't partisan warfare. In order to keep the American people safe, we need to keep criminals and gangs off our streets. And that's exactly what the Trump administration is doing. The Department of Homeland Security recently announced they've made more than 32,000 enforcement arrests in just 50 days. 32,000. Now, this is nearly as many arrests as Immigration and Customs Enforcement, otherwise known as ICE, made in the entirety of fiscal year 2024, when border crossings and gotaways were at an all time high. (01:18–01:28)

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