Theodore Deutch actually said...

"the statutory requirement is beds, not people."

"But, Secretary Johnson, ICE detained nearly 500,000 people in 2012, it was a record number of detention..."

"I also believe that there are instances where it is not necessary, given the cost to the taxpayer, to detain people who are in the system, and therefore alternatives to detention is something that can..."

"the purpose for detention, first and foremost, is to ensure that these undocumented immigrants wind up appearing in court."