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In my view, it was antithetical to not only our values and our principles, but also our operational needs.

The Safe Third Country Agreements, in my opinion, put children in harm's way.

Senator, the decisions with respect to expulsion flights are ours because of the decisions that we have made based on the reasons that we think are necessary to execute on our mission.

Access to counsel is a core principle in the administration of justice, and we are dedicated to achieving that across our enterprise.

The reason why the Safe Third County Agreements were terminated is because there was nothing safe about them.

I have never said that the border is open, and I have never believed that it should be an open border.

We are complying with the court order, Senator.

They did nothing to facilitate addressing the surge. What they did was they dismantled the tools that we had to address it.

Senator, we are addressing the claims of the ACLU.

The most sustainable solutions to our challenge at the border including addressing the root causes that drive people to migrate in the first place.

False narratives, the spread of false narratives are used to fuel extremist ideologies.

The fact of the matter is that we are vigilant in guarding against foreign terrorist influences through all avenues, not just, of course, our land borders, but air and maritime.

Violent crime has been a priority of the Justice Department since I was last in the Department.

We have $4 million in our budget request for them to continue and to do further analysis of root causes of radicalization.

Well, I agree with Secretary Mayorkas that what's happening on our social media platforms certainly can lead to self-radicalization.

I think all forms of civics education that help provide education about misinformation that lead to radicalization or misinformation in general would be helpful.

The increased availability of extraordinarily lethal weaponry is what makes domestic violent extremism and domestic terrorism such a serious priority for the Justice Department and DHS and of concern to the country.

Well, you put your finger on the most difficult problem we have, which is balancing First Amendment, free association, free speech rights, with protection of our communities against criminal acts.