I worked with you then. You were Deputy Secretary. Your deportation numbers are 80 percent lower than they were under the Obama-Biden administration.

According to information we have received, about 1.2 million unlawful migrants have been issued a final order of removal.

It is clear to all that losing Title 42 will turn this border crisis into a catastrophe.

It is just not accurate to mislead the American people.

Would you go back to a policy where you are actually removing people who do not qualify, who have had a full adjudication?

That would be the lowest percentage in the history of the country.

A significant increase in migrant encounters will substantially strain our system even farther.

You have been using Title 42 to turn back about another 1 million people.

Do you disagree that there were 50 people who were released into the country as Afghan evacuees who have security----

But you and the Administration have a policy not to do that.

You are not doing it to the fullest extent you can, and you know that.

This is a shock to all of us, and I think to your people as well.

There is no plan to substitute for Title 42.

I noted that we were facing the worst unlawful migration crisis in our country in two decades.

Most of them have claims under the asylum system, a system where, at the end of the process, once their claims are adjudicated, more than 80 percent are denied.

When the Title 42 public health order is lifted, we anticipate migration levels will increase, as smugglers will seek to take advantage of and profit from vulnerable migrants.

If we do not make changes quickly to provide for an alternative to Title 42 we will be even more overwhelmed.

Unfortunately, decisions to deemphasize internal enforcement... do nothing to actually deter unlawful migration.

You are saying you cannot tell us today whether any of them were released into the United States.

I come to the Senate floor today once again to talk about what is happening in Ukraine. This is the 10th time in the 10 weeks of session since before the invasion started that I have come to the floor to talk about the atrocities being…

This is not a position that has to go through our confirmation process.

That seems to me to be inadequate.

Are you concerned that we are moving too slow and losing a leadership position amongst other countries?

I would just say the obvious, Mr. Deputy Secretary, which is that the other countries are spending billions.

I know they are eager to get back, to say the least.