The Republicans highlight the Secretary's enforcement guidelines as an example of breaking the law. They fail to mention that the conservative Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals said: ``The guidance does not necessarily violate a single word of the statute.'' The Sixth Circuit also found that the provision of immigration law that Republicans frequently cite does not ``. . . creates a judicially enforceable mandate that the Department arrest or remove certain noncitizens.'' Madam Speaker I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Ivey).
Bennie Thompson: “The Republicans highlight the Secretary's enforcement guidelines as an example of breaking the law. They fail to mention…”
On the recordFebruary 6, 2024
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