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On the recordMarch 18, 2013
I am asking what was the law of the land. And is it the practice for the Director of ICE to say, you know, what? We are not going to pay attention to what the law of the land says.
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Jim Jordan
Republican · Ohio

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Jordan critiques ICE's adherence to legal requirements in decision-making.

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