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Mandela Barnes: “Local law enforcement should get involved [in immigration…”

Featuring: Mandela Barnes, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Wisconsin

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Published | Video Starts at 21:36

These are requests for local jails to hold somewhere up to 48 hours. Do you believe sheriffs should honor those immigration retainers? Well, I only believe that Local law enforcement should get involved [in immigration enforcement] if we're talking about a person that's wanted for a dangerous, violent or heinous crime. you know, we're talking, you know, something minor, something technical. That's a different story because one, our law enforcement agencies already overworked. (21:36–21:40)

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Asserts that local law enforcement should only be involved in immigration enforcement for serious crimes.

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