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Mazie Hirono: “Enabling people to sue federal agents, which they cannot…”

Featuring: Mazie Hirono, Democratic | U.S. Senate Hawaii

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Published | Video Starts at 02:12

And at the same time, we need to look at some longer term reforms, such as what's happening in our detention facilities, such as Enabling people to sue federal agents, which they cannot, for their lawless behavior. I do have one question for Professor Stoughton. When you have a senior aide to the president say to ICE agents, where he says, and I'm talking about Stephen Miller, … (02:12–02:18)

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Asserts that people currently cannot sue federal agents for lawless behavior.

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