John Culberson: “I would simply point out that a Federal employee who is paid with Federal tax dollars is obligated to follow Federal…”

Ninety-six percent of them never show up for their hearing. They are just gone. They enter the United States illegally.

The Border Patrol said: We don't catch them, they catch us.

I think that is one of the biggest lessons learned here, Mr. Chairman, that there was inadequate warning given to people.

It is putting their lives at risk. These poor kids and these young parents had to come from Central America and Guatemala under threat of assault, rape, murder in order to get here.