Session #98 · 1983–85

Speech #980157754

But. here in 1984. we are holding in jail for no probable cause and contrary to the basic constitutional rights guaranteed any human within the territorial limits of the United States of America. we are jailing them. The district attorney will release a few. in the custody of whom? A law enforcement agent. a border patrolman or a Customs official who in turn then takes him and farms him out to some rancher employer. and when they complain as these four did in November they are immediately picked up. rearrested an put back in jail. In those cases. I established the fact that through the agreement. the stipulation of agreement. an understanding between the two lawyers involved. because the district attorney said he had to have the body presence of these witnesses absolutely.
Keywords matched
border patrol

Classification

Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural Criminal Victim

Speaker & context

Speaker
HENRY GONZALEZ
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
TX
Gender
M
Date
1984-02-29
Speech ID
980157754
Paragraph
#3
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