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Ted Cruz: “One of the people arrested was the president of the SEIU…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 11:58

And look, there have been multiple arrests because you have. These protestors are actively aggressively trying to stop ICE from carrying out their jobs, from enforcing immigration laws. One of the people arrested was the president of the SEIU union. Yeah. Who was arrested for physically actively stopping federal agents from carrying out their jobs. Now, what is the reaction of Democrat politicians? Well, here, take a look. (11:58–12:03)

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Asserts that the president of the SEIU union was arrested for obstructing federal agents.

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