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In Lawsuit Over Construction Raids, DHS Official Testifies ICE Agents Can't Trust REAL IDs
Philip Lavoie testified that ICE agents can't rely on REAL IDs as proof of US citizenship, leading a federal judge to wonder why he had to go through the hassle of getting one.
At a federal court hearing in Mobile, Alabama, on May 28, government officials continued to argue that REAL IDs aren't reliable proof of citizenship and that federal immigration officers don't need a warrant to enter private construction sites.
Philip Lavoie, the acting assistant special agent in charge of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) field office in Mobile, Alabama, testified in a civil rights lawsuit that REAL IDs "can be unreliable to confirm U.S. citizenship," according to a transcript of the hearing.
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