Jayapal floats reparations for illegal immigrants impacted by Trump crackdown, demands prosecutions

Jayapal floats reparations for illegal immigrants impacted by Trump crackdown, demands prosecutions

The Washington state Democrat also wants those carrying out Trump's immigration enforcement 'prosecuted' for inflicting 'trauma'

Residents confront federal agents and Border Patrol agents over their presence in their neighborhood on Atlantic Blvd. in the Los Angeles suburb of Bell. California last year passed a law banning authorities from wearing masks. (Getty Images)

Rep. Pramila Jayapal is floating reparations for illegal immigrants if Democrats retake control of Congress during November's midterm elections. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents walk down a street during a multi-agency targeted enforcement operation in Chicago, Ill., on Jan. 26. (L) Sheridan Gorman was killed after being shot in the head by a Venezuelan illegal immigrant while taking a walk with friends at Tobey Prinz Beach, located less than a mile from the Illinois’ campus, around 1 a.m. on Thursday. (Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg via Getty Images; Sheridan G. Gorman via Instagram)

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