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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
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).
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi
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Feb 6, 2024

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