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Ruben Gallego: “Detention doesn't necessarily mean deportation.”

Featuring: Ruben Gallego, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Arizona

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ABC15 one-on-one interview with Senator Ruben Gallego

Published | Video Starts at 07:35

Even without a conviction in place, should those individuals still be allowed a day in court, the due process, or is their illegal status and the fact that they were tied to a crime, automatic deportation. What are your thoughts on that? Well, Detention doesn't necessarily mean deportation. You know, this is what we're. One of the tools that we know the police as well as, you know, ICE and Border Patrol requested because they know that there … (07:35–07:38)

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Asserts that detention of noncitizens does not automatically lead to deportation.

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