Stories of undocumented immigrants being arrested at courthouses while seeking protections from crimes or meeting with officers to apply for legal residency have only stoked those fears. The hard-line conservative even called for arresting “any illegal aliens in attendance.”Today, Congressman Paul Gosar contacted the U.S. Capitol Police, as well as Attorney General Jeff Sessions, asking they consider checking identification of all attending the State of the Union address and arresting any illegal aliens in attendance. — Rep. Paul Gosar, DDS (@RepGosar) January 30, 2018“Of all the places where the Rule of Law needs to be enforced, it should be in the hallowed halls of Congress. The move was in response to the decision by as many as 50 Democratic lawmakers who have reportedly invited dreamers and other undocumented immigrants to Trump's first State of the Union. https://t.co/XWNdJUoEhC — Rep. Paul Gosar, DDS (@RepGosar) January 30, 2018House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) told journalists he doesn't support Gosar's suggestion to arrest undocumented immigrants attending the speech.

Source: Washington Post January 30, 2018 21:35 UTC