Tina Smith: “Sometimes these individuals, they go through this so-called…”

“And you're sent down to the Whipple Building by the airport, you ask to speak to your lawyer, they say they can't. That's not going to happen. And before you know it, you're in Texas. What we're hearing is that Sometimes these individuals, they go through this so-called extra vetting, which is completely illegal. And the, you know, border patrol ice, these federal agents will say, yep, okay, you're no, we agree, you're no threat. They keep all their documents and they drop them off on the street someplace.” (28:04–28:14)

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