In assessing these fines, your Departments appear to have abandoned critical safeguards that have long prevented law-abiding immigrants from being improperly targeted with unreasonable penalties.
Dick Durbin: “In assessing these fines, your Departments appear to have abandoned critical safeguards that have long prevented…”
On the recordJuly 22, 2026
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Senators raise legal concerns over fines on immigrants.
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