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Karen Bass: “We also know that legal residents, people who are attending…”

Featuring: Karen Bass, Democratic | Mayor of Los Angeles | California

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Published | Video Starts at 09:46

And when the Supreme Court has backed injustice such as segregation and Jim Crow, it took mass social movements to have a new Supreme Court that would stand with the American people. So in addition to undocumented individuals being detained, We also know that legal residents, people who are attending court hearings, were detained. And we now know that there is evidence of over 170 US citizens who have been detained. And it's important that we say today that what is happening to undocumented immigrants is also happening to US citizens. (09:46–09:52)

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