chris van holland condemned the trump's deportation calling those brothers ex -- the brothers were deported because they came to the united states as children using fraudulent passports. >> about rules, but in my opinion, some of them are unfair for people like my brothers. they're not criminals. they're really honest people. >> the claros family worry for their safety because of the spike in violence in el salvador. a rally in support of those brothers is planned for august 15th at the white house. >> those deportations come, leslie as the white house takes aim at immigration reform. president trump throwing his support behind a bill that would cut legal immigration in the u.s. by 50%. the raise act was introduced by two republican senators. the legislation marks a major shift in u.s. immigration loss. it will cut programs that allow immigrants to come to the u.s. and join relatives here legally. >> this competitive application will favor applicants who can speak english, financially support themselves and their families and demonstrate skills to -- >> this isn't close to being a done deal

, the last time we you a you you in the campaign trail, it was in the senate primary against chris van holland. you you said something about the election. what i want to know from my democrat party when the will voices of black women, when will our voices be effective, legitimate, equal leaders in a big ten party. what does it take to get there. >> i want to equal echo that. i think we're still not there. officially the presidential election proved that. but i think that we have the opportunity to do it. there are a the lot of leader at the state , federal and local level all across the country. many more people of color, many more women and young women to want to run for elective office and i think that's a good people because we need good people who are doing the right thing for the american people. like to count myself as one of those good people and so i look , any plans to get back into politics on the other side and run for office again. >> that's a big fat maybe. we will take that big fat maybe. you you heard it right here on five a at 6:30. former quong man donna evans, thanks for comi

senator chris van holland issued a statement saying shame on our president for stoking fear and tearing apart hard working immigrant families. >> they separate my family. we were very happy and they separate my family. >> reporter: the mother of the two boys deported to el salvador spoke to this crowd of supporters but was soon overcome with emotion. >> we can provide -- it's okay. she i'm very sorry. >> reporter: casa, the immigration advocacy group that fought for the brothers to stay in the u.s. is defiant. >> together we want to send a very strong message to this administration. you are lying to the american people that you are focussed on criminals. they were not criminals. they were extraordinary human beings and young. >> reporter: 19-year-old was heading to college on a soccer scholarship. he and his 22-year-old brother diego were detained when they checked in at the i.c.e. baltimore office last friday. today they were deported to el salvador. one of the coaches of the bethesda soccer club says the deportation is devastating. >> he was supposed to check in to college today. and

joining me now is chris van holland. thank you for being with us.enator feinstein made the point it was, quote, too bombastic and that she thinks that diplomacy is the only path forward. >> well, i think she's right that diplomacy combined with ratcheting up and implementing, enforcing the economic sanctions, working with china and others -- >> she was pointing out that is a diplomatic option and that's we did at the united nations. >> that's right. the united nations passed another round of sanctions, important to distinguish between what is on paper and what we actually enforce, why senator toomey and i introduced bipartisan legislation to ratchet up the enforcement just like we did with the iran sanctions. the u.n. passed stiff sanctions on iran, but much of the world was look the other way. the united states needs to say to chinese banks and financial institutions and others, if you're serious about stopping north korea, you got to stop doing business with north korea. if you don't, you won't have access to the u.s. markets. >> that would be ano

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