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Mark Pocan: “In one of the first day or two of sweeps, they detained…”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

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Representative Mark Pocan Town Hall in Madison January 2025

Published | Video Starts at 1:21:35

But let me address in last part on this because this is, I think, one of the communities that's going to be attacked right away. And it's one of Donald Trump's signature issues, right. Is around immigration and the border. In one of the first day or two of sweeps, they detained overnight a veteran because they looked like an immigrant. Right. This is what happened when you do this. We have people who are here legally who have absolute rights because of how they're here. (1:21:35–1:21:44)

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Asserts that a veteran was detained during immigration sweeps because they appeared to be an immigrant.

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