Ro Khanna Says He’s a No on Laken Riley Act: It’s ‘Un-American’ to Detain Illegal Immigrants Without Due Process

ROBERTS: “We seem to hear about this almost all the time, the crimes that are perpetrated at the hands allegedly of illegal migrants are done by people who had committed other crimes and were let back out in the streets. Jose Ibarra is one of those people. The Laken Riley Act expected to be voted on in the House today. It would detain illegal immigrants who are charged with theft. That’s what Jose Ibarra had been charged with. He was let out, he went to Georgia and allegedly killed Laken Riley. Where do you come down on that bill? Where will — will your vote fall?”
KHANNA: “I’ll tell you why I and most Democrats are no on that bill. Because the bill says that if you are arrested, that you can be detained indefinitely. I — I used to think John, and in this country we used to have a jury process. You — you had to go through a process, you have your rights and you decide whether you’re convicted or not. To have someone detained without that due process, I think is un-American.”
ROBERTS: “Right. Even — even if that person allegedly goes on to kill a beautiful nursing student on the University of Georgia grounds.”
KHANNA: “Well, obviously, that is horrific, but you know what he did, which was steal $200. I — I don’t think people would have been able to draw a direct correlation between everyone who steals $200 and being a brutal murderer. He deserves the entire book thrown at him and I — I don’t have an ounce of sympathy and I was as outraged as anyone by his crime. But the policy needs to still uphold our fundamental rights.”