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Ruben Gallego: “They're not really even given discretion anymore. They're…”

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

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Sen Ruben Gallego discusses local U S Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions during a town ha

Published | Video Starts at 02:07

The problem we have right now is that we've. What we're seeing is that there's. And this is also talking to ICE agents themselves, is that They're not really even given discretion anymore. They're told to go pick up, and they have to hit a quota every day. And that's how we're seeing people showing up at different facilities and things of that nature. This country should have. You should have due process. You should not be arbitrarily grabbing people. (02:07–02:13)

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Asserts that ICE agents lack discretion and must meet daily quotas.

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