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babylonsister

(171,059 posts)
Tue Jan 30, 2018, 03:31 PM Jan 2018

GOP lawmaker asks Capitol Police to arrest 'Dreamers' at State of the Union

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GOP lawmaker asks Capitol Police to arrest 'Dreamers' at State of the Union
By Cristina Marcos - 01/30/18 02:06 PM EST


Conservative Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) is calling for the arrests of young immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children, often called "Dreamers," who attend President Trump's first State of the Union address Tuesday night.

Dozens of Democrats and one centrist GOP lawmaker are bringing such immigrants, as their guests to the State of the Union amid debate in Congress over whether they should be allowed to stay in the country.

Gosar said he asked the Capitol Police and Attorney General Jeff Sessions to consider checking the identifications of everyone attending the State of the Union and arrest any undocumented immigrants they find.

Many of the young immigrants who are guests to Tuesday night’s State of the Union are recipients of the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which the Trump administration is rescinding.

Roughly 700,000 qualifying immigrants received temporary work permits through DACA. They are at risk of deportation unless Congress acts on a permanent fix or if Trump were to reinstate the program.

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GOP lawmaker asks Capitol Police to arrest 'Dreamers' at State of the Union (Original Post) babylonsister Jan 2018 OP
Each hour these traitorous racists bring us closer to a REAL problem. Eliot Rosewater Jan 2018 #1
People with DACA are protected Sanity Claws Jan 2018 #2
Wouldn't this be a great visual for the country and the world to see? Frustratedlady Jan 2018 #3

Sanity Claws

(21,847 posts)
2. People with DACA are protected
Tue Jan 30, 2018, 03:37 PM
Jan 2018

If you order someone to be arrested when you know they have DACA protection, you should be subject to suit under Section 1983.

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