Partyline vote, the house passed two immigration bills that President Trump had pushed for including kates law. X named after a 32yearold woman shot and killed in San Francisco. The legislation is a key priority of President Trump and part in it immigration agenda. We have more in the developing story. More in the bill and what critics are saying right now. Reporter kate was walking arm and arm with her father 114 wish you were shot and killed allegedly by an undocumented immigrant. Her family has been seeking justice and stronger immigration laws. Kates law would impose mandatory minimum sentences and criminal immigrants to reenter the u. S. After being deported. He was arrested in the shooting two years ago. Is still awaiting trial. Verse of the bill say he should never have been in the u. S. Since had already been deported five times. Critics a study by the Cato Institute says the law would not have prevented her death. In recent years, Border Patrol caught him every time he attempt
The committee on oversight and government reform will come to order and then continue with the second panel of the hearing today. I would ask unanimous consent that congressman john of iowa be allowed to participaparticipa te and flipper does but in todays hearing your without objection, so ordered. Glad you could join us as well as mr. Courtney of connecticut who could also come join us. The second panel is probably the most important people we can you from and we are pleased to welcome mr. Ralph martin whose s chief of police at the santa marina, santa maria, california, please department, has an important perspective and we are pleased and honored you join with us here today. I would also like to allow mr. Courtney to help introduce ms. Wendy hartling. Thank you, chairman chabot and Ranking Member cummings. Again, we are honored today to have Wendy Hartling from connecticut join us here today. She is the quintessential small town america, and she was getting the devoted mother of Ca
[inaudible conversations] come to order we will continue with the second panel. Last year this consent that the congressman from iowa be allowed to fully participate in todays hearing. Without objection is so ordered their glad you can join us also the gentleman from connecticut. The second panel is probably the most important people we can hear from and we are pleased to welcome mr. Ralph martin chief of police from the santa maria California Police department with important perspective and were honored you joined us here today. I would like to allow mr. Courtney to help introduce wendy. Thank you. Again we are honored to have 20 here to join this today she is quintessential smalltown america and a devoted mother of Casey Chadwick who has been mentioned many times in she lost her life one year ago to a homicide that a couple weeks ago came to the goal conclusion with the conviction. I will state that she was leading a very private life with Strong Family connections in the community a
Shed some light on some of the questions from your own experience, your knowledge. When an illegal alien is released, are you notified . No, sir. By anyone . We are not notified by anyone. Okay. So we heard testimony this morning that i. C. E. Notifies the states of all those who are released, and then that information filters down. And you were saying that that is not the case. We do not receive any direct indication from i. C. E. The only way we would know if somebody was released as if, talked to earlier, the victim would be notified and if they fill out a form, then the local Sheriffs Department is supposed to notified us that they are released so can talk to the victim. Okay. Civil Law Enforcement notification system, is it working . No, sir. What is it doing . If it is not doing what is the value, if any . I have to take it back years ago when i is just another agent and all the county jails. I think, i would like to preface my remarks by saying most Municipal Police departments
Right here in america, not deporting them at all. Theyre staying here and then weve had numerous examples of where theyve gone and committed these crimes again . Dont you find that to be some what appalling. That is horrible. I think we were, i wish there was no crime committed by anyone. Let me ask you something else. Since fiscal year 2012, the annual budget has increased more than 680 million. Is that correct . Those are the figures ive been given. Since 2012. Your budget has increased more than 680 million. Ice has . Yes. Yes. At the same time the number of aliens has decreased by 174,000. 174,000. Can you tell me what the reason for that is . Because we can only remove those people who have final order of removal and the appropriate travel documents. If we cut your budget, would you stop releasing them . Because were giving you money and youre releasing them. Sir, you know, youre miss representing the facts when you say you release them. Im not misrepresenting the fact that we hav