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Richard Blumenthal: “A lawless and reckless agency has broken into homes without…”

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Senator grills Markwayne Mullin on ICE: 'Lawless and reckless agency'

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… at Dilley and other camps in the United States of America where they have been subjected to conditions that would outrage and have angered many Americans. We're here because of A lawless and reckless agency has broken into homes without judicial approval, shot United States citizens, detained them without any cause, and sometimes killed them. And I am looking for real substantive reform in that agency. As you and I have discussed when you came to talk to me, a break with the past with … (00:31–00:50)

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Asserts that an agency has committed illegal actions including home invasions and killings.

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