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On the recordFebruary 3, 2015
80 percent-plus do not show up for their notice to appear, and those that do often are given some sort of deferred ability to be able to stay.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford highlights the low compliance with immigration court notices.

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