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Takano Demands $20K Compensation as Trump Targets 1M Deportations

5/23/2026

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Rep. Mark Takano invoked his parents’ WWII internment in a House floor speech to argue that today’s immigration detentions repeat historic injustices.
Rep. Mark Takano urged Congress to provide compensation comparable to the 1988 Civil Liberties Act’s $20,000 payment to Japanese American detainees.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is pursuing a deportation effort that targets one million removals per year.

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Rep. Mark Takano invoked his parents’ WWII internment in a House floor speech to argue that today’s immigration detentions repeat historic injustices.
Rep. Mark Takano urged Congress to provide compensation comparable to the 1988 Civil Liberties Act’s $20,000 payment to Japanese American detainees.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is pursuing a deportation effort that targets one million removals per year.