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Senator, it does. Title 8 provides a series of different consequences, a consequence regime, both in the civil arena as well as in the criminal arena.

I believe that there are members of the U.S. Senate that would not endorse our removal of Cubans back to Cuba.

We do have operational control of the Southern Border.

That is true, Senator. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has exclusive authority with respect to the public health law of Title 42.

We are removing people as quickly as we can and we focus----

I would respectfully submit that Guatemala is not a safe third country, given the conditions in that country.

It just speaks to the compelling and urgent need for legislation to fix our broken immigration system.

I commit to you to oversee the timeframe to make sure that that bridge is delivered in the fashion that you've identified as needed.

The challenge of migration that the United States is experiencing is not exclusive to the United States, and in fact it is not exclusive to even the Western Hemisphere.

The Department does not combat speech. The Department is involved in protecting the homeland, in protecting the security of the homeland.

We inherited a broken and dismantled system that is already under strain. It is not built to manage the current levels and types of migratory flows. Only Congress can fix this.

We cannot do this alone. DHS is a department of partnerships. I look forward to working with this committee to carry out our wide-ranging mission on behalf of the American people.

The immigration system is broken

DHS is going to be the truth police. That is the farthest thing from the truth.

No it is not, Senator.

Again, China is listed as our pacing challenge. Russia is listed as an acute threat.

It doesn't necessarily support the way that we operate today.

I am absolutely fully committed to modernizing the Triad.