Alejandro Mayorkas

the average length of time between the time of encounter and the final adjudication of an asylum case is six to eight years

this is a regional, hemispheric challenge, and it needs to be met with a regional hemispheric response

We do, indeed, consider domestic violent extremism the most significant terrorism threat facing the homeland.

One way to address the true issue of surging migration is to talk about root causes and expanding the ways individuals in countries could apply for legal pathways in their own countries so they will not have to make that dangerous journey…

I do and I am, Congressman, and I wanted you to know that the President's Buy American initiative is something that he is holding the entire Administration to.

If I may, Congressman, the President sent proposed legislation on the first day that he was in office.

that will take that six to eight year period and reduce it to under a year without compromising due process

We are not dealing only with a broken immigration system, we are dealing with a broken immigration system that was dismantled in its entirety in the prior administration, and we are rebuilding it.

the promise of America is the greatest promise in the world

domestic violent extremism represents the 'greatest threat in the homeland right now.'

The United States is a Nation with borders and laws that must be enforced. It is also a Nation that was built by immigrants.

We are committed to working with Congress to transform our flawed and outdated immigration system.

This administration recognizes these changes, while significant, are not sufficient to address the concerns we have identified with the program.

A noncitizen's unlawful presence in the United States will not, by itself, be a basis for enforcement action.

We have fundamentally changed immigration enforcement in the interior.

The agents involved in these incidents have been assigned to administrative duties and are not interacting with migrants while the investigation is ongoing.

It is critical that people understand that the authority that we are exercising is not a matter of immigration policy.

We have continued to study the conditions in Haiti. And we have, in fact, determined, despite the tragic and devastating earthquake, that Haiti is, in fact, capable of receiving individuals.

the current border situation cannot continue

The President did, indeed, announce in the last few days the fact that travel restrictions would be lifted.

I respectfully disagree with a number of statements that precede your question.

We do not tolerate any mistreatment or abuse of a migrant, period.

We can't continue like this, our people in the field can't continue and our system isn't built for it

the greatest challenge with respect to port congestion is the obstacle to the very facile movement of goods through those ports

if our borders are the first line of defense, we're going to lose and this is unsustainable