Civil Asset Forfeiture in Texas Is Creating an Unlikely Alliance

Nov 20, 2019 • 07:44

Civil Asset Forfeiture in Texas Is Creating an Unlikely Alliance

In Texas, a public fight has broken out over a strategy used to fight drug crime: Civil asset forfeiture, which lets police officers seize property from suspected criminals. Opposition to the tactic is uniting two groups who don’t usually get along: lawbreakers, and conservative politicians. VICE News Tonight correspondent Roberto Ferdman goes to Austin, Texas to see how this law is impacting people’s lives who aren’t actually convicted crimes.

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