Alejandro Mayorkas: “I would respectfully submit that Guatemala is not a safe third country, given the conditions in that country.”

but I do believe that Senator Murkowski is correct that we need to fund the Coast Guard at a greater level than, historically, has been the case.

With the authorities and the funding that we have, it is as secure as it can be.

Chair Murray, I remember very well when you and I visited a Coast Guard facility in your jurisdiction when I served as a Deputy Secretary.

We need individuals, elected officials, people who have the platform to really debunk this false information.