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Troy Nehls: “ICE is the Gestapo. They're the bad people. Shame on them…”

Featuring: Troy Nehls, Republican | U.S. House, Texas, District 22

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Published | Video Starts at 14:10

But that guy is probably just listening to his leaders. He's listening to individuals like Waltz and others saying, go out there and be an obstructionist. Don't allow ice. ICE is the Gestapo. They're the bad people. Shame on them for what the Democrats have done on trying to paint our law enforcement officers who have one job, to enforce our immigration laws, which is the federal government's responsibility. and turning these guys into some type of brutal, brutal thugs. They're not. They're out there protecting their families, and they have families at home just like the Democrats do, and they want to get home safely. (14:10–14:26)

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Asserts that Democrats have unfairly portrayed ICE as brutal thugs.

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