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Richard Neal: “The responsibility [for immigration enforcement] should be…”

Featuring: Richard Neal, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 1st Congressional District

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Government Matters E-97 - Congressman Richard E. Neal

Published | Video Starts at 03:13

Are you concerned about this idea that it's sort of a police force that falls outside of the jurisdiction of how we regularly treat police forces? Well, there's no oversight, that's for sure. My own suggestion is that The responsibility [for immigration enforcement] should be returned to the Justice Department. where they were at one time, and that there needs to be a better understanding of what their mission statement is. (03:13–03:16)

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