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Joni Ernst: “If it is the case that ICE refrained from lodging a detainer on Mejia because his arrest for felony vehicular homicide…”

On the recordMarch 14, 2016
If it is the case that ICE refrained from lodging a detainer on Mejia because his arrest for felony vehicular homicide 'did not meet ICE's enforcement priorities,' would you agree with me that ICE needs to take another look at its so-called enforcement policies?
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Joni Ernst
Republican · Iowa

Editor's note · Context

Ernst criticizes ICE's enforcement priorities following a tragic incident involving an illegal immigrant.

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