I can imagine. I'm so sorry to hear that.

Unless you're a Native American, we are all immigrants in this country.

Once again, I just want to remind everyone that we're Americans, whether we were born in a different country or not.

the Congress didn't write the Muslim ban.

I thank all of you as public servants for the work that you do even though the policies which you are here for have and I believe have no grounding in reality and opposing a difficult posture.

You think it might have put the visitors in fear who had legitimate documents?

As noted by the inspector general of DHS, there was widespread confusion at the Nation's airport, pandemonium within the Administration noting that the agencies charged with implementing the ban were largely caught by surprise.

The ban caused his fear.

I beg to differ with you for Mohammad Abu Khadra, a 16-year-old Jordanian who had lived in the United States with his brother who had a green card.

The latest iteration of this ban, I note, it seems that it says that it is indefinite.

What kind of fear ran over you?

do you see the wrongness or the deterrent effect? When I say deterrent effect, the destructive impact on human beings through this Muslim ban?

More powerfully, the testimony of the two witnesses adds to the overwhelming danger and the overwhelming disaster that has been created by a blanket Muslim ban.

The Muslim ban has separated families.

Do you think that is the role of immigration laws, to rule out the opportunity for innocent persons to create a potential of a baby dying?

I appreciate the opportunity to address the impact on our communities of natural disasters and how we can build resilience in those communities.

I ended up spending that long weekend, I know it was a long weekend for you, organizing lawyers to go out to various airports.

As is his custom, he had a sit-in.