Kirstjen Nielsen: “I believe that climate change exists. I am not prepared to determine causation.”

The children are not being used as a pawn. We are trying to protect the children.

I can say with absolute certainty that the United States would be unsafer, sir.

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.

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.