LifeZette: A top U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official patiently explained to “confused” Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) during a Senate hearing Tuesday that illegal immigrants do, in fact, break U.S. laws when they enter the country illegally.
“Would you send your child to the [family detention centers]?” Hirono (pictured left above) asked ICE’s Executive Associate Director for Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Matthew T. Albence during a hearing with the Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Albence told Hirono, “Again, I think we’re missing the point. These individuals are there because they have broken a law.”
But Hirono interrupted, insisting that the illegal immigrants being held in the detention centers “have broken a law only as deemed so by” President Donald Trump.
But Albence took issue with Hirono’s claim that illegal immigrants “have broken a law only” because Trump said so.
“No ma’am — they are there for violation of Title VIII of the U.S. Immigration and Nationality Act, ok?” Albence said. “That’s illegal entry, it’s both a criminal and civil violation. They are in those [detention centers] pending the outcome of that civil immigration process. They have broken the law.”
Hirono, however, was confused.
“My understanding is that under zero tolerance these are no longer civil proceedings, but in fact are criminal proceedings. Is that so?” Hirono asked.
Albence explained, “They were criminal proceedings when the Border Patrol prosecuted them. But at the conclusion of that process — once the individual came into ICE custody — they would go through administrative proceedings.”
After an awkward silence, Hirono finally admitted, “I’m confused.” MORE
How does someone so damn dumb get elected to congress? Please post your theory.
After an awkward silence, Hirono finally admitted, “I’m confused.”
Of course you are, dear. That’s why you’re a democrat.
moochman,
First female senator from Hawaii, as well as the first Asian-born immigrant to be elected to the U.S. Senate.
Diversity full steam ahead!
You’re not confused sweetie, you are incompetent.
A lot people in Hawaii were confused the day you got elected.
Yes, you’re confused because you’re a democrat and you’re a democrat because you’re confused. Works either way.
She’s a little dimwitted but she follows instructions as directed when it comes to casting votes. I’m sure some senate aide was kicking her shins under the table to shut her up.
“I’m confused.”
Another stellar member of “the World’s Most Deliberative Body” ladies and gents.
“I’m confused.”
ask pelosi for some of her meds
You are confused because your assumptions are not validated by reality.
Another ignorant affirmative action feckless cunt. All dems seem to be this dim witted. Can anyone name a dem with an IQ over 50?
If the original Hawaiians had understood, they would still own the islands.
Another short bus democrat.
@Davy August 1, 2018 at 9:48 am
> Can anyone name a dem with an IQ over 50?
I’ll take “John McCain’s glioblastoma” for $100, Davy.
Swallowing the leftist drivel and then being confronted with facts that directly oppose the drivel must be very confusing for the weak-minded.
It is always amazing to me that the people who make the Law, The Legislative Branch (Congress), can’t understand the Legalities of the Law as Congress has enacted it. Congress objecting to enforcement of a Law THEY enacted. Boggles the mind.
Davy, Barack Obama has an IQ of 51; Remember he was always the ‘smartest one in the room’!
They only get CNN in the Hawaiian islands.
I can sympathize with not understanding the intricacies of a 3,000 page healthcare bill, but not understanding that when you cross the border illegally you have committed a crime is beyond the pale.
“It’s OK Mazie, just do as I say”
– Chuck Shumer
DAVY
Kamala Harris in Cal. You may not like her policies but she is very smart!
@Jarhead Cracka August 1, 2018 at 11:06 am
> It is always amazing to me that the people who make the Law, The Legislative Branch (Congress), can’t understand the Legalities of the Law as Congress has enacted it.
As seen with Mr Albence reply (of “administrative proceedings”) most of what the enemies of The State are punished for is not, never was, nor ever will be “law”. The legislature has “found” the constitutional “right” to abdicate their responsibility to legislate. They allows “law” “enforcement” to simply attack the citizenry, under “color of law”, as long as the legislature gets a cut of the take.