customs agents halted him, demanded his cell phone, asking why are you taking pictures. i wanted the opening of the bridge. i was going to take the opening of the bridge, the entrance of the bridge. that s all i wanted to do. they searched his truck and found five bullets that he forgot to remove. he is a concealed carry permit holder. he was detained but never arrested. customs seized his truck, telling his attorneys it was subject to the government civil asset forfeiture program because it was used to transport munitions of war. two years later, they still have it. i m making payments of $673 a month. the program dates back to english law that american colonists rebelled against. codified in the fourth amendment prohibitions against unreasonable searches and seizures. forfeiture was revived in the 1930s era prohibition and again in the 1980s war on drugs. continues on to this day. it s astonishing that civil forfeiture as a policy we have in this country.
customs agents halted him, demanded his cell phone, asking why are you taking pictures. i wanted the opening of the bridge. i was going to take the opening of the bridge, the entrance of the bridge. that s all i wanted to do. they searched his truck and found five bullets that he forgot to remove. he is a concealed carry permit holder. he was detained but never arrested. customs seized his truck, telling his attorneys it was subject to the government civil asset forfeiture program because it was used to transport munitions of war. two years later, they still have it. i m making payments of $673 a month. the program dates back to english law that american colonists rebelled against. codified in the fourth amendment prohibitions against unreasonable searches and seizures. forfeiture was revived in the 1930s era prohibition and again in the 1980s war on drugs. continues on to this day. it s astonishing that civil forfeiture as a policy we have in this country.
how long s the wait and is it the same everywhere, casey? it s quite shocking for a lot of people places like texas, california, new york have the highest concentration of cases but nationally the average wait time just to get before an immigration judge in this country is approaching two years. can you believe that? 673 days. the data provided by a nonpartisan think tank out of the university of syracuse and a sitting judge of 36 years said it s like trying death penalty cases in a traffic court setting feeling rushed to get cases through the docket and it s now costing taxpayers even more. it s not judicially economic
take it home. can we talk about best actor and whether casey affleck who was brilliant in manchester by the sea is going to get this? there s a lot of talk about denzel as well. i think there could be an upset. i think denzel might take this home. that s just because we saw denzel win a s.a.g. award for this role. if you look at the academy voters, a lot of them are actors. actors lean more toward him. a new pool of voters, 673, the youngest and most diverse ever. denzel was masterful in this role. i think he ll upset casey affleck. i m with nischelle. i saw manchester by the sea, a gorgeous piece of art i could have done without because it was like having my heart removed from my body without anesthesia. i heard that time and again, he turns in a phenomenal performance but it really is heart-wrenching. i m going with nischelle, i think denzel will end up taking
madison, wisconsin, all the way west to los angeles, which brings us to our next guest, california member of congress, judy chu, who will speak at the women s march in l.a. tomorrow. she also chose to skip today s inauguration for president trump. congresswoman, thank you very much. tell us what motivated tomorrow s event. you re obviously one of the keynoters on the far west coast version of tomorrow s event. and while it s called a march for women, i know it s very important to organizers to point out, it is hardly limited to women. yes, in fact, there are 673 marches like this in states around the nation. and so far, 2.2 million women and others have signed up to be in this march. so this is quite massive. and it s an expression of concern and outrage. women are saying that they want