Don Bacon: “I stand in support of this bill today. I stand in support of the rule of law. I stand in support of our institutions. I…”

“I stand in support of this bill today. I stand in support of the rule of law. I stand in support of our institutions. I also stand in memory of Sarah Root, a young woman who was murdered by a drunk driver on January 16. She was killed in my district--or Nebraska 02--a short time after graduating from Bellevue University with a 4.0 grade point average, with a bright future ahead of her. She was loved by her parents and her extended family. If you see her picture, that beautiful smile would warm any room. The perpetrator was here illegally from Honduras. He posted bail and never was seen again. ICE failed to hold him, and justice was denied. We can't let this happen again. The bill today will fix this. We can't let a travesty of justice like this ever happen again. Our systems have to hold people accountable. When ICE lets people go like this and they leave, a travesty of justice occurs. Today we stand with Michelle Root, the mother of Sarah Root, who is here, and we stand with Scott Root. We remember Sarah Root, and we say: Never again.”