Noel King

But he has been very clear that the ICE agent involved, Jonathan Ross, has absolute immunity.

What does the vice president mean?

I mean...

Okay, so that means that this officer, even though the vice president was not using the right words, he may have been saying the right thing.

Because this guy is a federal officer, this precedent that's been around since 1890 probably protects him.

What, unless somebody on the federal end decides to bring criminal charges?

Yeah.

All right.

So the Supreme Court within the last year is telegraphing something different than it was in 1890 and in the years that followed.

Is there a chance in your mind that this case ends up in some fashion before the Supreme Court?

If Minnesota state prosecutors are able to bring charges against this man, what does that mean for the way that ICE behaves in the streets next month, six months from now, a year from now?

What do you make of the fact, as somebody who is a lawyer and who has covered the law for a long time, what do you make of the fact that a lot of Americans are feeling right now that the law does not work?

That a woman is dead, that ICE is dragging people off the streets, in some cases violently, and the law does not seem to apply to those people?

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I'm Noelle King.