Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said Sunday on NBC's “Meet the Press” that the Trump administration's illegal deportation of people who steal is a “terrible overreach.” .
Host Kristen Welker said, “Let's talk about President Trump's agenda, specifically immigration and the border. Of course Congress has passed legislation to address border issues. Some of my Democratic colleagues in border states have actually Some have signed the Laken Riley Act, which, as people understand it, effectively detains people convicted of theft-related crimes. Your colleague, Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego of Arizona, said in a statement explaining the vote, “Just like what happened to Laken Riley.'' To prevent this, we must give law enforcement the means to take action when illegal immigrants break the law.''Of course, someone who is killed by an illegal immigrant. You voted against it. How do you react to Senator Gallego? ”
“The government already has the power to detain people who commit violent crimes for deportation, and it should do so,” Schiff said. “But this bill is so broad that if you If you're a dreamer and you pick up a tube of toothpaste from the store, you could be detained for deportation. To me, that's a gross overreach.”
He added: “I mean the president already has the power. Make sure he has the power, but expand the power so he can deport Dreamers for ingesting a tube of toothpaste. I don't want it.”
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