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Zoe Lofgren: Some have questioned the Secretary's legal authority to set immigration enforcement priorities and exercise…

On the recordJuly 18, 2012
Some have questioned the Secretary's legal authority to set immigration enforcement priorities and exercise prosecutorial discretion on a case-by-case basis.
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Zoe Lofgren
Democratic · California

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Lofgren addresses concerns about the Secretary's authority on immigration enforcement.

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