It is dangerous to send a child on the long journey from Central America to the United States.
We are stressing that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals or DACA program, does not apply to children who arrive now or in the future...
We need to have secure borders, absolutely, if that is your question.
As Secretary Johnson said on June 24, this is a humanitarian issue as much as it is a matter of border security.
To be clear, we face an urgent situation in the RGV.
I have personally issued an open letter to the parents of those who are sending their children from Central America to the United States.
There is no path to deferred action or citizenship, or one being contemplated by Congress, for a child who crosses our border illegally toda...
DACA is for kids who have been in this country for 7 years, not for somebody who crosses the border today...
I believe that in a number of respects, we have a very valuable relationship with the government of Mexico...
we urge you to provide CBP and other Government agencies in whose custody unaccompanied children are placed with additional resources needed...
we can all agree that America cannot imprison children in such appalling conditions and deprive them of the protections of law.