Senator Tuberville Tells U.S. Citizens Swept Up in Immigration Raids, ‘Don’t Hang Around Illegals’
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) advised U.S. citizens to avoid associating with undocumented immigrants, lest they be arrested during an immigration raid by federal agents.
The Trump administration is carrying out scores of raids across the country at factories, farms, restaurants, schools, and other locations to enact the president’s mass deportation policy. President Donald Trump’s handling of immigration, which was once seen as his strongest or second-strongest issue, is polling at its lowest level of the term so far, according to a Reuters/Ipsos survey released on Wednesday. Just 41% of Americans approve, and only 28% agreed with the statement that “immigration arrests at places of work are good for the country.”
Some U.S. citizens have been arrested in raids across the country. On Wednesday, Pablo Manríquez of Migrant Insider caught up with Tuberville at the Capitol and asked the senator about it.
“So Senator, do you care if U.S. citizens accidentally get detained in ICE raids?” Manríquez asked.
“If U.S. citizens?” Tuberville said, seeming surprised.
“Yeah, it’s been happening a lot,” the reporter replied. “It’s been having a lot with veterans in particular.
“Well, first of all, don’t put yourself in a situation where that happens,” Tuberville responded. “And I’m sure with all the illegals we have in this country, you’re gonna probably have some mistakes happen. That’s gonna happen. But again, as long as we take care of it the right way, understand they are our system, let them go. But again, if you’re gonna be hanging around people that are not citizens of this country, some things like that are gonna probably happen.”
The reporter followed up by asking what citizens can do so they are not arrested in immigration raids.
“Don’t hang around illegals,” Tuberville answered. “Bottom line, because President Trump has said, we’re gonna go after you. And at the end of the day, if you’re in the wrong place at the wrong time, something bad could happen.”
