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Jeh Johnson: That's not how a deportation works. It is not a criminal prosecution; deportation proceedings do not work that way.

On the recordMay 31, 2016
That's not how a deportation works. It is not a criminal prosecution; deportation proceedings do not work that way.
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Jeh Johnson
Democratic · New York

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Jeh Johnson explains the difference between deportation and criminal prosecution in response to local officials' concerns.

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