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Good morning. The Judiciary Committee will come to order, and without objection the chair is authorized to declare recesses of the committee at any time. We welcome everyone to this mornings hearing on the unconstitutionality of president obamas executive actions on immigration, and ill begin by recognizing myself for an opening statement. Last november president obama announced one of the biggest constitutional power grabs ever by a president. He declared unilaterally that by his own estimation almost 5 million unlawful aliens would be free from the legal consequences of their lawless actions...

Quorum call quorum call quorum call mr. Sessions mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from alabama. Mr. Sessions id ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Sessions mr. President well be soon voting on confirmation of mrs. Lynch to be the attorney general of the United States of america. That office is a part of the president s cabinet but it also is an office that is the chief law officer for america and it the top official in our government is required to adhere to the law, even to the point of telling the presid...

These regulations, by the way were adopted through notice and comment procedures and they do have the force of law. None of these laws not one of them, says or even remotely implies that deferred action is per se illegal. The most vocal critics have misunderstood what deferred action is. Theyve confused deferred action itself with certain things that you can apply for if you get deferred action. But deferred action itself is just one form of prosecutorial discretion. Its a decision not to prioritize a persons removal, at least for the moment and the only thing affirmative about it is that the ...

The state and local Law Enforcement officers you work with, did you think they were capable of understanding the complexities of Immigration Law . No, that someone on the other side of the aisle has that view. I just i dont know that. Well, they do. Let me ask you this. Prosecutorial discretion. Does it does it apply in all categories of law . You know, some laws require you to do Something Like register for Selective Service. Some forbid you from doing Something Like possession of narcotics. And some laws, for instance, congress could make you issue us a report. Are you able to exercise prose...

Regarding the detention of children. The agreement that juveniles should be held in the least restrictive setting appropriate to their age and special needs. And generally in a nonsecure facility licensed to care for dependent minors. And it said that detaining children in prisonlike facilities both secure and unlicensed runs contrary to very hartd of the flores agreement. As we speak, flores counsel petitioned the court to reinforce the agreement in light of the expansion on family detention. Given the concern regarding the mental and physical Health Effects on children in prolonged detention...