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On the recordOctober 25, 2011
Now my questions. Madam Secretary, do you agree that we need to change to the policies which lead to the repeated transfer of detainees so that we can finally protect their due process rights and improve the efficiency of our immigration courts?
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

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Nadler questions the need for policy changes to protect detainees' rights.

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