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Robert Reich: “It's gone from an average of 1,000 arrests per day to 2,000…”

Featuring: Robert Reich, Former Secretary of Labor | National

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Trump's Forever War Is Here | The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich

Published | Video Starts at 31:55

What we do know is the last time there was an accounting, that last time there was any kind of report, 170American citizens had been swept up, and we don't know how many more. We also know that It's gone from an average of 1,000 arrests per day to 2,000 arrests per day. And we also know that the resources for ICE have tripled over the year. So this is a complete renegade operation without any public accountability. (31:55–32:01)

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