Kirstjen Nielsen

Yes, I do. The numbers are increasing so quickly that our system, which I have testified to before, was at the breaking point.

I would ask all parents to go to ports of entry, not to separate their children and send them on the journey alone.

We urge the committee to consider our recommendations and to hold the Trump administration accountable to do what Congress has mandated: Allow asylum seekers to apply for protection in the United States.

This is a true humanitarian crisis that the system is enabling. We have to change the laws.

the 'remain in mexico' policy should be eliminated

Although we may disagree on solutions, I hope there can be a consensus that the current system isn't working and that this is an emergency we must address together.

Without Congressional action, America's borders will never be secure.

We need Congress to act so that we can take operational control of the border, as Congress directed us in law to do, to protect vulnerable populations, to reduce the life-ending flow of drugs into America, and to confront the scourge of…

I support a legal status for the DACA population.

Border security policies should protect the integrity of our immigration system and our Nation's commitment to extending protection to those in need of safety--particularly children.

It is one child who dies, it is one woman who is raped, because this system doesn't need to work that way.

As a Secretary of Homeland Security, I can no longer assure you of who is coming into this country. That is a direct National security threat.