At a press briefing on Thursday, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) was asked about the recent escalation of deportations.
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00:00Thank you, Leader.
00:04Have you spoken with Congressman Crockett regarding her comments towards Governor Abbott?
00:09And how are comments like that affecting the party's brand?
00:13I have not had a conversation with Jasmine.
00:16I did see that she issued a statement clarifying her remarks, and her statement speaks for
00:21itself.
00:22On top of that, you've mentioned the list of horribles from President Trump in 2025.
00:30On top of that, one of the other ones, unrelated to Medicaid, Medicaid, Medicaid, is the ramping
00:35up of deportations, sending people to El Salvador, and they're coming day by day by day.
00:41Is just the rapid fire of these deportations, a lot of those which seem unlawful or without
00:45due process, is the speed of it making it harder for Democrats to respond to this violation
00:50of due process and civil liberties?
00:52No, these deportations that appear to involve, in several instances, American citizens or
01:01legal permanent residents have been challenged in court and will continue to be challenged
01:06in court.
01:07Democrats will also forcefully speak out against overreach whenever and wherever it occurs.