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Tom Homan: “We know we have a problem with sanctuary cities because we…”

Featuring: Tom Homan, Border Czar, Trump Administration | National

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Published | Video Starts at 06:28

We need to flood the zone and sanctuary cities with additional agents. The number of agents depend on the situation on the ground. How many known criminal targets are out there, because We know we have a problem with sanctuary cities because we know they're releasing public safety threats in the public. So rather than arrest that one criminal in jail, one agent arresting one criminal alien, the safety and security of a jail, which is safer for the agent, safer for the alien, safer for the community, they release them in the street. (06:28–06:34)

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