Republicans unveil bill to block illegal immigrants from becoming armed police

Source: The Washington Times stories: Politics · Bias: Center Right

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As they struggled to fill their ranks amid a backlash to the blue, some local police departments turned to an unorthodox source: illegal immigrants, including those in the Obama-era DACA program, who have been issued badges and guns and sent into communities.

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Republicans unveil bill to block illegal immigrants from becoming armed police

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As they struggled to fill their ranks amid a backlash to the blue, some local police departments turned to an unorthodox source: illegal immigrants, including those in the Obama-era DACA program, who have been issued badges and guns and sent into communities.