Alejandro Mayorkas

I have articulated quite comprehensively in a memorandum that we believe that that policy should not be in place.

DHS is going to be the truth police. That is the farthest thing from the truth.

We are removing people as quickly as we can and we focus----

That is true, Senator. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has exclusive authority with respect to the public health law of Title 42.

No it is not, Senator.

The STORM Act is really going to make an impact as well.

I would respectfully submit that Guatemala is not a safe third country, given the conditions in that country.

The challenge of migration that the United States is experiencing is not exclusive to the United States, and in fact it is not exclusive to even the Western Hemisphere.

I do not take steps to relax policies against an authoritarian and oppressive regime.

Success looks like the orderly implementation of our plan, where we are applying our laws in accordance with their provisions, in a way that respects individuals' rights to claim asylum as the laws that Congress provided allow.

I respectfully disagree with the criticism. You know, we shared with individuals, with the public, a concept of operations and they were concerned that that was not enough, they didn't see enough, that we don't have a plan.

Secretary Mayorkas is actually surged -- had increased law enforcement at the border. They added 600 law enforcement officials at the border. He is ensured that we`re increasing security, he has asked Congress for more funding to do that.

It is Congress who is politicizing it at the moment when he`s trying to use every tool in his arsenal to ensure that we -- were dealing with the surge.

You are describing individuals who are seeking asylum in our country with a broad brush for now.

We are going full throttle to realize the President's commitment to provide refugee relief for 100,000 Ukrainians.

We would, Congressman, need legislation indeed to fix what has long been a broken immigration system.

I believe I said to Congressman Gaetz that some very well might.

We are, through the Family Reunification Task Force that the President directed, reuniting separated children with their parents.

Your data that you cite is misleading.

I wouldn't say that at all. If I may, Congressman, when I refer to a 'broken system,' a broken immigration system, I'm speaking of a broken system before the prior administration.

the wall is not the right solution for the border.

That we are taking a tougher stand on criminals who have entered this country illegally.

In the wake of the unprovoked and brutal Russian assault against Ukraine's sovereignty, CISA developed a Shields Up campaign.

That mandatory reporting piece of legislation is so vital to advancing our cybersecurity mission.

the issue of CISA's funding, we have sought an increase in CISA's funding year in and year out.