Xochitl Torres Small: “I was troubled by your comment that you don't see systemic problems.”

In December 2018, Jakelin Caal Maquin and Felipe Gomez Alonzo died while in CBP custody after being detained in the district that I represent.

I am proud that USDA has invested $700 million in terms of providing support for those farmers and the experiences they had in the midst of COVID-19, and then another $100 million to build up that infrastructure that is crucial to…

Now, Chief Hastings, I deeply appreciate the work that the men and women of Border Patrol do every single day and have done in the past year to mitigate the situation we saw at the Southern Border.

I represent about 179 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border, and finding those solutions in recruitment and retention is deeply important to the success of the security of our borders.