I would like to remind the committee that applying for asylum is legal under U.S. and international law.
Ukrainians should be allowed to enter the United States and seek humanitarian protection. But so should Haitians and Hondurans and Guatemala...
I am willing to work with them to make sure they are prepared to process people in an orderly and humane manner.
Let us be clear, these acts of intimidation are rooted in racism and bigotry, and they should outrage all of us.
I want to emphasize how important it is for Congress and for Federal law enforcement to aggressively investigate and prosecute hate crimes.
What is legal in this country is to allow migrants to come to a port of entry... and to be allowed to be admitted into this country pending ...
My point is that people are coming between ports of entry because right now, the border is closed and not allowing people to legally come an...
This division on immigration is often based on misinformation and people who take facts and distort them and it is just very troubling.
In America, it is completely legal to head to America and to present yourself at a port of entry to claim asylum.
This notion that the ports of entry are open, this notion that the border is open, is completely false.
I am hopeful for a positive outcome that will allow the termination of this terrible policy.