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John Rice Carter: the policies that a lot of these cities, and counties, and states have where they will refuse to honor a detainer, to…

On the recordFebruary 23, 2016
the policies that a lot of these cities, and counties, and states have where they will refuse to honor a detainer, to hand over a criminal defendant in their custody to federal authorities to be deported, is just unacceptable and terribly dangerous.
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John Rice Carter
Republican · Georgia

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Criticism of sanctuary city policies for not cooperating with federal authorities on deportations.

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