Ken Buck

In my home county in Colorado, we have many illegal immigrants. And they are hardworking, they are nonviolent...

ICE detention facilities are held to a high standard of custodial care to keep detainees safe and secure.

I commend the work being done by State and local law enforcement officers who recognize the important role that ICE detention plays.

By detaining individuals who face criminal charges or who have been convicted of serious crimes, ICE ensures that they are not free to re-offend.

ICE detention serves a necessary role in the enforcement of our Nation's immigration laws.

I want to thank you very much for having the courage to appear today and let you know that we grieve with you, as all Americans do, for the unnecessary death of your children.

Would you also agree with me that gang and gang Members are responsible for upwards of 90 percent of all violent crimes in this country?

Was the shooter killed by police?

Do you receive combat pay when you come to the Hill?

As I have been saying for months now, there is a crisis on the Southern border.

You believe that he committed--you could charge the President of the United States with obstruction of justice after he left office?

Could you charge the President with a crime after he left office?

The ethical rules require that a prosecutor have a reasonable probability of conviction to bring a charge.

You could charge the President of the United States with obstruction of justice after he left office?

You recommended declining prosecution of President Trump and anyone associated with his campaign because there was insufficient evidence to convict for a charge of conspiracy with Russian interference in the 2016 election.

I think we heard from three nonpolitical civil servants, career individuals who spent their lives trying to implement a program efficiently and effectively.

I am thankful for the chair for calling this hearing, and again, I wish we had greater participation.

I ask that a statement from the United States Chamber of Commerce dated July 16, 2019, be included in the record.

I wish I had heard the same concerns and outrage from my colleagues when President Obama's DACA program resulted in long adjudication wait times for immediate relative green card applications.

This Subcommittee has an important oversight responsibility, and adjudication wait times falls squarely within the kinds of issues we should watch.

The Honorable Ken Buck, Colorado, Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship, House Committee on the Judiciary.

It pains me to see individuals in this kind of crowded condition.

I think that the surge that we have seen in the last few months is unprecedented and has put an unprecedented amount of stress and strain on the system.

As I have been saying now for months, there is a crisis on the southern border.

Will you, in this deep dive, look at the causes of why people are coming to this country in the numbers that they're coming to?