Alejandro Mayorkas

So the migration was planned well before January 2021. I think the facts will be disclosed. And we will address the facts as they are learned or continued to be learned. And we`ll learn from it and do what we need to do.

the immigration system is broken

We have interdicted more narcotics than ever over the past 4 years.

the enduring solution is legislation to fix what is unanimously understood to be a broken system.

She has an obligation to be nonpartisan and neutral in the execution of her responsibilities in her current position at the Department of Homeland Security.

We inherited a broken and dismantled system that is already under strain. It is not built to manage the current levels and types of migratory flows. Only Congress can fix this.

The $765 million is comprised of two parts. One, to address the backlog.

We do have operational control of the Southern Border.

The border is closed. The border is secure.

That is something that I would consider, but I----

I believe that there are members of the U.S. Senate that would not endorse our removal of Cubans back to Cuba.

We should be able to remove individuals who have made a claim for relief, who have had that claim heard by an immigration court.

No, the commitment of this Administration is not to continue to build the wall.

I commit to you to oversee the timeframe to make sure that that bridge is delivered in the fashion that you've identified as needed.

I am the Secretary of Homeland Security; therefore, I bear responsibility.

We cannot do this alone. DHS is a department of partnerships. I look forward to working with this committee to carry out our wide-ranging mission on behalf of the American people.

Ranking Member Portman, that is a mischaracterization of what I said.

The Department does not combat speech. The Department is involved in protecting the homeland, in protecting the security of the homeland.

Senator, the six lines of effort that I outlined in my opening statement reflected, in greater detail, and in the plan that is set forth in the memorandum I issued last week I spoke of the consequence regime that is one of the key pillars…

Detention has been misused in the immigration system for many years.

We are not the truth police.

Senator, it does. Title 8 provides a series of different consequences, a consequence regime, both in the civil arena as well as in the criminal arena.

It just speaks to the compelling and urgent need for legislation to fix our broken immigration system.

I disagree with the formulation of that question.

The conditions in detention facilities and compliance with our standards of detention, have been an area of focus under this Administration.