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Mandela Barnes: “We can also have our own laws on the books, our own policies…”

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

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Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Mandela Barnes talks Gen Z, AI, housing, more

Published | Video Starts at 18:49

So, as a state, what we can do is hold them accountable by prosecuting bad actors in immigration enforcement. And We can also have our own laws on the books, our own policies and procedures in place that ban masks, that make it so that you have to get a judicial warrant if you are going to detain somebody. You can't just storm into a daycare facility, a school, a house of worship, a hospital, and just take somebody out just because, you know, you want to, you know, exercise this show of force, which has been the case so often here in Wisconsin. (18:49–19:02)

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Asserts that Wisconsin can implement laws requiring judicial warrants for detentions by immigration enforcement.

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