Ted Budd: “in order to be a strong Nation, we have to have strong borders. Right now, we don't have that. We haven't had that for 3…”

“in order to be a strong Nation, we have to have strong borders. Right now, we don't have that. We haven't had that for 3 years. I talk with sheriffs from all over all of North Carolina-- 100 counties--and many of them tell me the same things over and over: Every single county is now a border county because of Joe Biden's policies. And those policies have been implemented by his Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas. From the very beginning of his tenure at DHS, Secretary Mayorkas has intentionally undermined security at the southern border again and again and again. I have a list right here. Now, I know I have limited time, but let's try and run through some of the worst examples. On February 1, 2021, DHS implemented a policy requiring ``alternatives to removal including, but not limited to, staying or reopening cases, alternative forms of detention, custodial detention, whether to grant temporary deferred action, or other appropriate action.'' This telegraphed the Department's complete unwillingness to enforce the law and to detain illegal aliens. On March 20, 2021, the Mayorkas DHS began issuing illegal border crossers a Notice to Report to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, as opposed to the standard notice to appear. The notice to report policy allows illegal aliens to simply be released into the United States, and it relies on them to self-report to ICE at a later date.…”