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On the recordMarch 11, 2014
In fact, justice Kennedy recently said, "A principal feature of the removal system is the broad discretion exercised by immigration officials."
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin cites Justice Kennedy to support the use of prosecutorial discretion in immigration.

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