Heidi Altman
Role at the time: National Immigration Law Center vice president of policy, interviewed by AP
Condemned
Responding to
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"fear and punishment"
Why we used this label
The speaker explicitly criticizes the action or its effects in the surrounding directly attributed statement.
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AP original reporting and direct interviews, updated May 19 at 1:40 p.m. EDT. NewsNation republication is existing source 364; these are the same report, not independent corroboration. This record restores original-source provenance and distinct interview locators. Statements remain attributed; the exact interview times are unknown.