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Avril Haines
@avrilhaines· Democratic · DC· Mar 18, 2021

Domestic terrorism is a big threat for the United States.

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Alejandro Mayorkas
@alejandromayorkas· Democratic · DC· Mar 16, 2021

Right now, at this point in time, domestic violent extremism, the lone wolf, the loose affiliation of individuals following ideologies of hate and other ideologies of extremism that are willing and able to take those ideologies and execute…

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Alejandro Mayorkas
@alejandromayorkas· Democratic · DC· Mar 16, 2021

A crisis is when a nation is willing to rip a 9-year-old child out of the hands of his or her parent and separate that family to deter future migration. That, to me, is a humanitarian crisis.

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Alejandro Mayorkas
@alejandromayorkas· Democratic · DC· Mar 16, 2021

The migration challenge that we are facing at the southwest border is not new. And it is a reflection of the fact that our system is broken.

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Alejandro Mayorkas
@alejandromayorkas· Democratic · DC· Mar 16, 2021

The situation is undoubtedly difficult. We are working around the clock to manage it. We will also not waiver in our values and our principles as a nation.

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Merrick Garland
@merrickgarland· Democratic · DC· Mar 16, 2021

Rudy Giuliani's involvement in these schemes has attracted scrutiny from U.S. investigators.

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Alejandro Mayorkas
@alejandromayorkas· Democratic · DC· Mar 16, 2021

I would be very pleased to discuss with you the strategies that we are employing and the strategies that I have in mind to tackle this threat which has been too persistent for too many years.

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Alejandro Mayorkas
@alejandromayorkas· Democratic · DC· Mar 16, 2021

I have committed from Day 1 to approach my work and execute my responsibilities in a bipartisan manner.

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Alejandro Mayorkas
@alejandromayorkas· Democratic · DC· Mar 16, 2021

If there was a failure to communicate with local officials... then that is a failure on our part.

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Alejandro Mayorkas
@alejandromayorkas· Democratic · DC· Mar 16, 2021

The bottom line is--and this is something about which we all agree--the immigration system is broken, and it is in need of legislative reform.

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Alejandro Mayorkas
@alejandromayorkas· Democratic · DC· Mar 16, 2021

What the President has committed to, and what I am committed to and execute, is to ensure that we have an immigration system that works and that migration to our country is safe, orderly, and humane.

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Merrick Garland
@merrickgarland· Democratic · DC· Mar 15, 2021

If confirmed, I will supervise the prosecution of white supremacists and other who is stormed the Capitol on January 6th, the heinous attack that sought to disrupt a cornerstone of our democracy, the peaceful transfer of power to a newly…

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Neal Katyal
@nealkatyal· Democratic · DC· Mar 14, 2021

But it’s sad to me that it’s been more than two months since these attacks, and for at least the key first 14 days, I’m not sure what, if anything, happened.

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Neal Katyal
@nealkatyal· Democratic · DC· Mar 14, 2021

You have that arrest, at a minimum.

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Neal Katyal
@nealkatyal· Democratic · DC· Mar 14, 2021

It is just an outstanding thing that Secretary Haaland was just confirmed. This is the first Native American -- Native American to serve in the United States Cabinet ever in over 225 years.

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Merrick Garland
@merrickgarland· Democratic · DC· Mar 11, 2021

The only way we can succeed and retain the trust of the American people is to adhere to the norms. Those norms require that like cases be treated alike, that there not be one rule for Democrats and another for Republicans, one rule for…

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