Rounds Reacts To Trump Invoking Wartime Alien Enemies Act, Expects Executive To 'Follow The Law'

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On CNN's State of the Union, Sen. Mike Rounds (R-ID) reacted to President Trump invoking the wartime Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport Venezuelan migrants accused of being members of gangs.  Fuel your success with Forbes. Gain unlimited access to premium journalism, including breaking news, groundbreaking in-depth reported stories, daily digests and more. Plus, members get a front-row seat at members-only events with leading thinkers and doers, access to premium video that can help you get ahead, an ad-light experience, early access to select products including NFT drops and more:  https://account.forbes.com/membership/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=growth_non-sub_paid_subscribe_ytdescript   Stay Connected Forbes on Facebook: http://fb.com/forbes Forbes Video on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/forbes Forbes Video on Instagram: http://instagram.com/forbes More From Forbes:  http://forbes.com

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00:00Well, I found out about this at about the same time that you did this morning, so I

00:06don't have a good background to share with you.

00:08I can tell you that clearly these individuals should never have been in the United States

00:13to begin with.

00:15And the question is, is which laws are we using to get them back out and whether or

00:20not the courts agree.

00:21That part will be determined by the courts.

00:24But in the meantime, I'm happy to see that the president is following up with his promises

00:28that he's going to keep Americans safe.

00:30And that means getting these criminal drug or gang members, clearly criminal in nature,

00:37out of the United States.

00:39And there are thousands of them here.

00:41We'll use whatever the legal resources are to protect the American people.

00:45This is one of those cases.

00:47I'm not sure exactly where we're at with regard to the timing of it.

00:51As I say, I heard about it this morning about the same time that you did.

00:55So I don't have much more than that to say except that I'm happy to see that they are

00:59doing everything they can to get them out of the United States.

01:01I think the vast majority of the American people are saying it's about time we get them

01:05out.

01:06We want a country that does not have these individuals walking around our streets.

01:10We want our families safe.

01:12I don't know about the timing on it.

01:14I do know that we will follow the law.

01:16We expect the executive branch to follow the law.

01:20We've said in the past that we will follow the law.

01:23That will remain consistent.

01:24We are a constitutional republic and we will follow those laws.

01:29At the same time, just once again, I think the president is doing everything he can to

01:33honor his promise that he's going to keep our families safe.

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