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Henry Hyde: “There is so much said here that is not so. There are no secret hearings. Nobody gets deported. Even an alien terrorist…”

On the recordApril 18, 1996
There is so much said here that is not so. There are no secret hearings. Nobody gets deported. Even an alien terrorist does not get deported unless the evidence that convicts him is introduced in trial; in open trial, no secret trials, no secret hearings. In addition, talking about shredding the Constitution, the National Association of Attorneys General has sent us a letter signed by 34 attorneys general of 34 States supporting habeas in the bill. The National Association of District Attorneys has a unanimous resolution. So the talk about shredding the Constitution is just far of the mark.
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Henry Hyde
Illinois
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Defending the integrity of legal proceedings in response to concerns about constitutional rights.

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