Adriano Espaillat: “I wanted to ask the Secretary a question about EL students that is going to be provided for English language learners.”

Here we have someone who is standing up for his grandchild, for his ill wife, for his community. He is standing up for family values, and yet he has to stand here and defend himself. His decision to step down is very personal and his…

Of course, it will be horrible that you send back people to a condition that doesn't safeguard their lives.

This nation, as we celebrate the 250th anniversary, still has promise. And I think immigration has been a central part of our ability to move forward as a nation.

We’re fighting this from the legal front and the budgeting front and the legislative front. And we’re fighting this in public opinion.