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Mark Pocan: “The Lake and Riley Act allows deportation without due…”

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 28:51

So this is a bill where they said, well, if you're someone who has committed a crime and you should be deported, well, guess what? That's current law. You can be deported if you commit a crime. What The Lake and Riley Act allows deportation without due process if accused of a crime. you have no due process, you're deported. So the example that we've been given by many of the groups that look out for victims are you could be a half a dozen. (28:51–29:04)

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Asserts that the Lake and Riley Act permits deportation without due process based on accusation alone.

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