Shamefully, the DHS spokesperson justified the changes by saying that watchdog offices like the Office of Immigration Detention Ombudsman and the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties obstruct immigration enforcement at the department. But In many cases, the Department has wrongfully weaponized immigration enforcement resources against lawful residents and even United States citizens, sometimes detaining people based solely on their race, ethnicity or dialect. A few weeks ago, one of my constituents in Southwest Georgia, who was a U.S. citizen of Mexican heritage, was wrongfully detained by Florida state troopers for illegally entering Florida under state immigration law. (02:41–02:57)
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Asserts that immigration enforcement resources have been wrongfully used against lawful residents and citizens based on race, ethnicity, or dialect.
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