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Search results for "Afghan father, former U.S. military ally, dies in ICE custody in North Texas"

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The Gateway Pundit stated on August 27, 2021 in a Facebook post:
U.S. veteran group rescued Afghan allies “behind Biden’s back.”
By Tom Kertscher• September 1, 2021
Republican National Committee stated on July 07, 2009 in a GOP survey:
"Under the new and little known 'global justice' initiative," the Obama administration has ordered FBI agents to "read Miranda Rights to high-value terrorist detainees captured on the battlefield."
By Robert Farley• July 14, 2009
Joe Biden stated on August 20, 2021 in a press conference:
There has been “no question of our credibility from our allies around the world” regarding how the U.S. is withdrawing from Afghanistan.
By Miriam Valverde• August 26, 2021
Bloggers stated on December 26, 2018 in a Facebook post:
Says that "18 children died while in custody of Border Patrol" during the Obama administration.  
By Samantha Putterman• January 2, 2019
Mandela Barnes stated on August 16, 2021 in Twitter:
In Afghanistan, “over 100 billion dollars spent on military contracts.”
By D.L. Davis• August 31, 2021
Mitt Romney stated on August 29, 2021 in a CNN interview:
The Trump administration worked to free 5,000 Taliban prisoners.
By Miriam Valverde• August 31, 2021
Rick Santorum stated on February 17, 2012 in a campaign event:
Says in the last 20 years, the French have not "stood by" the United States on foreign policy.
By Louis Jacobson• February 22, 2012
John McCain stated on January 18, 2017 in an interview on Fox News:
"The Taliban went after and murdered" people identified in the Chelsea Manning leaks. 
By Lauren Carroll• February 1, 2017
Tim Westley stated on March 30, 2022 in an interview:
"We have (people detained by ICE) that have to be seen within 24 hours, while veterans are seen within months.
By Nusaiba Mizan• April 25, 2022
Tricia McLaughlin stated on November 17, 2025 in an interview posted to X:
“There’s about 1,400 criminal illegal aliens that, right now, are in North Carolina and Charlotte’s jails that they refuse to turn over to ICE law enforcement.”
By Paul Specht• November 24, 2025
Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2016 in a speech on immigration in Phoenix:
"Since 2013 alone, the Obama administration has allowed 300,000 criminal aliens to return back into United States communities. These are individuals encountered or identified by (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), but who were not detained or processed for deportation because it wouldn't have been politically correct."
By Louis Jacobson• September 2, 2016
JD Vance stated on April 01, 2025 in a post on X:
Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia “was a convicted MS-13 gang member.”
By Louis Jacobson• April 2, 2025
Robert Gibbs stated on January 12, 2014 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
"We have been in Afghanistan longer now than we have been in any foreign land conducting a war in our nation’s history."
By Katie Sanders• January 12, 2014
Joe Biden stated on August 18, 2021 in an interview with ABC News:
“We had already issued several thousand Special Immigrant Visas .. to the (Afghan) translators, when I came into office.”
By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• August 19, 2021
Tyler Kistner stated on February 22, 2022 in an ad:
Joe Biden "has been secretly flying illegal immigrants into communities across the country in the middle of the night."
By Tom Kertscher• March 16, 2022
Barack Obama stated on March 27, 2009 in a speech at the White House. :
"2008 was the deadliest year of the war (in Afghanistan) for American forces."
By Alexander Lane• March 31, 2009
Zach Nunn stated on May 09, 2022 in a campaign ad:
“Zack Nunn saved over 2,000 Americans abandoned in Afghanistan by leading private rescue missions.”
By Lyle Muller• May 27, 2022
Quentin Miller stated on February 26, 2019 in a speech:
Says an ICE detainer request "is not a valid warrant."
By Matthew Riley, Paul Specht• March 28, 2019
Dan Forest stated on November 25, 2019 in a press conference:
Says immigrants wanted by ICE have victimized "tens of thousands of children" in North Carolina.
By Paul Specht• December 18, 2019
George Holding stated on September 27, 2018 in a TV ad:
Orange County "released" a sex offender instead of turning him over to immigration authorities - "like a sanctuary city."
By Paul Specht• October 18, 2018

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