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Eric Holder: I think one component of it, at least as I understand it--you can correct me if I am wrong--was that for an initial--the…

On the recordJanuary 14, 2009
I think one component of it, at least as I understand it--you can correct me if I am wrong--was that for an initial--the first time a person comes across, I don't think they are jailed.
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Eric Holder
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Holder discusses the handling of first-time illegal border crossers.

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