Rep. Goldman Compares ICE Agents to Authoritarian ‘Secret Police’

Sanders TOWNSEND Congressman NBC ░░░░░░░░ is reporting that now ░░░░░░░░ tactical units are going ░░░░░░░░ be expanded into cities ░░░░░░░░ Chicago Northern Virginia New ░░░░░░░░ and other places in ░░░░░░░░ Virginia I will note ░░░░░░░░ includes that will include ░░░░░░░░ into the D C ░░░░░░░░ over the next couple ░░░░░░░░ days to ramp up ░░░░░░░░ what can only be ░░░░░░░░ as snatch and grabs ░░░░░░░░ this legal These nondescript ░░░░░░░░ who we can only ░░░░░░░░ are federal agents but ░░░░░░░░ you noted the federal ░░░░░░░░ in the courthouse and ░░░░░░░░ the federal building you ░░░░░░░░ in were not did ░░░░░░░░ have any insignia to ░░░░░░░░ who they were with ░░░░░░░░ this a legal thing ░░░░░░░░ is happening to folks ░░░░░░░░ the country And I ░░░░░░░░ note it s not ░░░░░░░░ a Latino or Hispanic ░░░░░░░░ we re talking about ░░░░░░░░ literally anyone who is ░░░░░░░░ an American citizen and ░░░░░░░░ some instances actual Americans ░░░░░░░░ just fit the profile ░░░░░░░░ Yeah I mean there ░░░░░░░░ there are a lot ░░░░░░░░ issues here There s ░░░░░░░░ protection issues due process ░░░░░░░░ under the Constitution whether ░░░░░░░░ not they re following ░░░░░░░░ protocols of the federal ░░░░░░░░ I will be introducing ░░░░░░░░ bill that will prevent ░░░░░░░░ Security officers from hiding ░░░░░░░░ concealing their identities and ░░░░░░░░ masks because we don ░░░░░░░░ live in a country ░░░░░░░░ authoritarian country where we ░░░░░░░░ secret police who are ░░░░░░░░ who are intimidating who ░░░░░░░░ scaring people That s ░░░░░░░░ stuff of authoritarian states ░░░░░░░░ is not the stuff ░░░░░░░░ the that s not ░░░░░░░░ the United States operates ░░░░░░░░ that s really where ░░░░░░░░ is breaking down is ░░░░░░░░ combination of these Gestapo ░░░░░░░░ tactics with the fact ░░░░░░░░ these are nonviolent non ░░░░░░░░ immigrants doing things the ░░░░░░░░ way and that s ░░░░░░░░ you re seeing protests ░░░░░░░░ around the country It ░░░░░░░░ not that they re ░░░░░░░░ that people who have ░░░░░░░░ convictions are being removed ░░░░░░░░ re protesting that they ░░░░░░░░ going after all of ░░░░░░░░ communities and they re ░░░░░░░░ the legal process If ░░░░░░░░ want to reform asylum ░░░░░░░░ talk to me I ░░░░░░░░ love to do that ░░░░░░░░ s a broken process ░░░░░░░░ we have to follow ░░░░░░░░ law And Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ not following the law ░░░░░░░░ is inciting more fear ░░░░░░░░ s using more intimidation ░░░░░░░░ he is trying to ░░░░░░░░ a problem so that ░░░░░░░░ can in my view ░░░░░░░░ that this is an ░░░░░░░░ and that he can ░░░░░░░░ say that the United ░░░░░░░░ is a victim of ░░░░░░░░ invasion and insurrection which ░░░░░░░░ completely bogus but that ░░░░░░░░ where he s going ░░░░░░░░ this and he s ░░░░░░░░ to make things worse ░░░░░░░░ I think illegally sending ░░░░░░░░ the military which clearly ░░░░░░░░ the Posse Comitatus Act ░░░░░░░░ that s that s ░░░░░░░░ problem that he s ░░░░░░░░ to run into And ░░░░░░░░ s a court appearance ░░░░░░░░ where we ll get ░░░░░░░░ shed some light on ░░░░░░░░