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Mark Kelly: “One [detainee] has a deportation order. She came to the…”

Featuring: Mark Kelly, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Arizona

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Published | Video Starts at 01:51

How do you see that term? Well, that means just kicking people out. You know, they just want to deport individuals. I have folks that I've visited in ICE detention centers in Arizona. One [detainee] has a deportation order. She came to the country 20 years ago fleeing Communist China. She's a business owner. She has 70 employees. Her mom's a US citizen. Her child's a US citizen. Her sister's a US citizen, husband's a US citizen. (01:51–01:58)

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Asserts that a detainee with a deportation order came to the U.S. 20 years ago fleeing Communist China.

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