But this bill has received no committee consideration in
which the questions could have been asked and the answers given to make
sure that the bill would do what its sponsors say it does. But this legislation wouldn't provide decent protections against gang
violence. It would shred due process protections and would allow
deportation of innocent immigrants based on the flimsiest of evidence. It would establish a Star Chamber-like process for designating
criminal gangs that would provide virtually no opportunity for them to
contest such a designation. Once a group is designated as a gang, an
immigrant who is determined to be a member of that gang--determined
under undefined procedures and standards--would be almost assured of
being deported and would be subject to mandatory detention while
awaiting removal. The procedures under this bill would be laughable if they did not
have such deadly consequences for so many innocent people. Suppose
there are some people in my neighborhood that I think are up to no
good.
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