Michael Guest

I believe there’s a lot of the information, as far as rank-and-file members, that when we receive it, it very quickly finds a way to leak its way out into the public.

I would ask you if you could make sure that you could do everything to expedite that request.

I claim the time in opposition, even though I am not opposed to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Mississippi is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

Mr. Guest. Mr. Chairman, I move that the hearing be closed to the public under Rule XI, clause 2(g), for Member questioning, because disclosure of testimony, evidence, or other matters would endanger national security or compromise…

I believe that Secretary Mayorkas has lied to Congress.

I believe that a person who willfully chooses not to carry out their duties is more impeachable.

I believe that Secretary Mayorkas has willfully failed to enforce the law.

I believe that Secretary Mayorkas violated his oath to protect and defend the Constitution.

We passed our appropriations bill. We sent it to the Senate and Chuck Schumer has let that bill sit there gathering dust.

That will be enough for members to be able to make a decision as to whether or not they believe it would be proper to expel Representative Santos.

I think it's critical for us to continue to fund Ukraine.

To each of our witnesses, I want to thank you for referencing the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas, a terrorist organization funded by Iran.

God's children are not for sale.

Ending human trafficking is important, that it is an unprecedented human crisis, and that Americans support closing the Southern Border.

I have no more speakers and I am prepared to close. I reserve the balance of my time.

I thought was very truthful, very forthcoming, when he said that he could not testify before this committee that the border was secure.

March marks the 12th straight month that we have had more than 200,000 encounters

I think that your agency is not enforcing the law, Mr. Mayorkas, and I think that you can do a better job.

Do you believe that all 9 sectors are secure?

We know that earlier this week DHS released its national encounters by month.

So, when title 42 goes down, we will immediately start doing enhanced expedited removal across the southwest border, but it is going to take some time for that consequence to take effect in my opinion.

It appears to me that Customs and Border Patrol... is asking for a 7.5 percent decrease from the funds that were received last Congress.

Chief Ortiz in March testified... that five of the nine sectors along the southwest border, in his opinion, were not secure.

I think the agents that work along the southwest border are underpaid.