We are a sovereign nation. We have to secure our borders, and so we just simply cannot have a situation where people are apprehended, released, they don't return to court and they know they're able to do that.
Jeh Johnson emphasizes the need for border security and the importance of ensuring migrants return to court after being released.
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You have to work with us. Don’t wait for there to be a tragic incident in your city before you decide you need to work with ICE.
He is moving the goalpost. He and his supporters would rather have this issue as a campaign issue than to actually take the opportunity that Lankford and Murphy have presented them to solve the problem.
I'm a former law enforcement officer. I have spent much of my career as a law enforcement officer. I will enforce the law. I will do what it takes to secure our border.
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