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Rashida Tlaib: “The majority of people getting deported were my Latino…”

Featuring: Rashida Tlaib, Democratic | U.S. House Michigan, District 12

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Published | Video Starts at 1:15:05

And even or surrounding Detroiters were like, what are you guys doing? They tried to warn us, the immigrant communities. When ICE got created after 9 11, you saw it. The majority of people getting deported were my Latino neighbors. And it was so aggressive, so violent. That's why, you know, people fought and we won. They, they repealed it where you couldn't do, you know, ICE operations near schools. (1:15:05–1:15:09)

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