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Children as pawns and hostages. first to try to pressure congress into changing the law. he is now defying it. then to persuade some of these asylum seekers to leave the country ifhey are reunited. there is no plan for reunionification. and there is deepening chaos and confusion, even among the border agents, the border patrol agents and the u.s. customs and board eprotection agents who say we need more judges. we need more resources to effectively and fairly enforce the law. so abandoning and a...

>> have i with me legendary newsman dan rather, the author of "what utes us: reflections on patriotism." there is oh, its never been this bad, its knotts normal. i always like to check in with you and you have witnessed a long arc of american history. what do you make about the president of the united states publicly stating we dont need laws and we dont need judges and we dont need due process? >> well, thanks for having me here, chris. first of all, we need to see clearly and not have what i c...

An extra legal and nonreviewable deportation force that can patriotic people out of the country with no judicial review. there any reason to believe such a thing is constitutional or b, would not result in american citizens being deported? >> it will be challenged. it will be found illegal and unconstitutional. when and if its challenged. but more broadly and fundamentally, this country is heading for a train wreck at the border because beyond those due process issues arising with respect to the...

We have an oversight responsibility. the judiciary committee where i sit should be having hearings this week to hold accountable the officials for turning away those asylum seekers, in effect denying them the credible fear hearing that theyre entitled to receive if theyre in this country. and abrogating due process. remember, due process is not only about fundamental fairness and the rule of law, its also about making sure that determinations are accurate. because in many instances, if we unfair...

In courtrooms. suing over it and telling and talking to reporters about it. they were the point of contact while this policy was happening behind closed doors in a black box and children were being ripped from their parents. natalia cornelio, thank you for what youre doing. >> thats exactly right. >> have i with me legendary newsman dan rather, the author of "what utes us: reflections on patriotism." there is oh, its never been this bad, its knotts normal. i always like to check in with you and ...

Unconstitutional. when and if its challenged. but more broadly and fundamentally, this country is for a train wreck at the border because beyond those due process issues arising with respect to the asylum seekers at the ports of entry and the due process hearings, were also threatening, i say we, the president is threatening to imprison tens of thousands of these individuals as he continues to prosecute them in camps that are very reminisce sent of the internment facilities for the japanese duri...

Right. >> what does it say to you, or what do you hear when you hear the president of the united states while building -- going ahead with plans to build koompbs military bases, keeping their children away from their parents saying its ridiculous, we need to grab people and deport them. what do you say to that? >> i think that this problem of parents being separated from children, this humanitarian human rights crisis, if there were due process, if people were entitled to attorneys and were able...

What is congress doing about that? >> the congress very sadly and unconsbly is doing nothing. and i believe, and im calling for it right now and in the next few days that congress must have hearings. we have an oversight responsibility. the judiciary committee where i sit should be having hearings this week to hold accountable the officials for turning away those asylum seekers, in effect denying them the credible fear hearing that theyre entitled to receive if theyre in this country. and abroga...

And there is deepening chaos and confusion, even among the border agents, the border patrol agents and the u.s. customs and board eprotection agents who say we need more judges. we need more resources to effectively and fairly enforce the law. so abandoning and abrogating due process has consequences not only financially but also morally. >> but let me ask you this. youre a united states senator, and we have consistent reporting that cbp is turning people away at ports of entry when asking for a...

Deport them. what do you say to that? >> i think that this problem of parents being separated from children, this humanitarian human rights crisis, if there were due process, if people were entitled to attorneys and were able to see judges, this would have never happened. so i actually think this traumatic experience that america just went through could have been avoided if the opposite of what the president is saying had happened. so its not only a violation of international human rights law an...