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John Thune: “Almost 300 [people] have been apprehended that are on the…”

Featuring: John Thune, Republican | Senate Majority Leader, South Dakota

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Published | Video Starts at 13:29

… of terrorist organizations and criminal elements and cartels, etc. Do you know they're members of terrorist organizations? Sure. Well, I was saying they've been apprehended. We know that there are Almost 300 [people] have been apprehended that are on the terrorist watch list. Right. And I think if they've apprehended that many, I suppose a lot of them have gone through. There are 1.4 million people here with deportation orders, orders of removal against them. (13:29–13:34)

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