I must tell you, that issue keeps me awake at night, and I truly worry about it, and I hope it is a major focus of your work.

To keep us safe, different components within DHS must effectively coordinate and cooperate, all while working closely with other Federal, State and, perhaps most importantly, local and tribal agencies.

I certainly believe that we have to address the Flores settlement agreement.

a culture of dehumanization festers in the very agency charged with keeping us safe.

I am very concerned that this administration's policies negatively impact the well-being out of our immigrant populations.

Nobody wants to detain children, whether they are accompanied or not, for a long period of time.

Together we must find that balance which, sadly, up to now, has been lacking in many areas.

But when the average person in this country sees abuses of children and families, that is where a lot of this comes from, and we are concerned about it.

The chaotic state of the Department of Homeland Security is so troubling. It seems like the car is driving off the cliff with no one to take the wheel.

And when our President puts out we are going to go out there and arrest 25,000 people, or whatever he said that number was, that doesn't help you, it doesn't help our system of justice, and it scares the dickens out of these families who…

This would essentially ban all asylum claims for those traveling through Mexico.

This mission requires leadership that will enforce and emphasize treating migrants humanely and respecting their rights.