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Ted Cruz: “Due process does not protect foreign nationals. It does not…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Sen. Ted Cruz on leaked military operations text ‘It was clearly a screw up’.

Published | Video Starts at 03:23

This morning, a federal judge told the Trump administration that those alleged Venezuelan gang members that were deported to El Salvador are entitled to due process. Would you agree? Well, let's be clear. Due process does not protect foreign nationals. It does not protect foreign terrorists. The due process clause of the Constitution, which is incredibly important in the Bill of Rights, protects Americans. It is a protection to America. (03:23–03:29)

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