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Jeremiah Smith: “That is exactly the problem. Under current law, the Justice Department would have to give a declassified summary of all…”

On the recordOctober 11, 2001
That is exactly the problem. Under current law, the Justice Department would have to give a declassified summary of all the secret evidence used in the deportation proceedings to the terrorist. Now, why would we compromise our intelligence sources and methods by revealing sensitive intelligence information to a known terrorist? The intelligence community would never allow it, and with good reason. But as a result, the Justice Department has never once used the alien terrorist removal court to deport anyone.
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Jeremiah Smith
Federalist · New Hampshire

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Discussing the challenges of deportation proceedings for terrorists under current law.

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