I think we need to stand up for the proposition that if you want to -- you need a court order, a specific court order for an individual if you want to go into a courthouse or a hospital, or a school, or other places, that we've seen increasingly I.C.E. agents enter, sweeping in a way that most of us find objectionable and unacceptable.
Antonio Villaraigosa: “I think we need to stand up for the proposition that if you want to -- you need a court order, a specific court order…”
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Former Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa advocates for protecting Dreamers and emphasizes the need for court orders for ICE actions.
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