First of all. there are laws now on the statute books to take care of such people and situations adequately. Second. whatever power Congress has to deal with any person in the United States. this power must be exercised in conformity with the fourteenth amendment and must provide for due process. This bill does not provide for due process. The only manner in which you seek to justify this bill on the question of due process is that the detention is incident to deportation proceedings. which are civil proceedings. The courts have said. however. that when the detention is unreasonable it becomes a criminal detention. hence. it must be accomplished only by due process of law. Several Members rose.
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