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

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

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

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

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

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

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…

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.

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

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

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

No it is not, Senator.