Mark Takano: “I thank Representative Watson Coleman for informing the Nation about what happened earlier today with that family in…”

“I thank Representative Watson Coleman for informing the Nation about what happened earlier today with that family in Oklahoma. It strikes me that we are witnessing this evolution of this administration's policies that began with: We are just going to deport criminals. It then evolved into disappearing people without hearings and claiming that the people they were disappearing were criminals, dangerous criminals, members of the Tren de Aragua gang. They admitted that there were mistakes made, but now we are seeing actual children who are citizens being spirited out of the country. This ought to be concerning to all Americans. It is not about them anymore. It is about us. It is about every single person who is in danger of being treated in such a way that you have no way to say to a judge: I am a citizen. How can you say to a judge that you are a citizen or not a criminal when you are not even allowed to have that hearing? Mr. Speaker, I will now move on and yield to the gentlewoman from Oregon (Ms. Hoyle).”