Alejandro Mayorkas actually said...

"The situation is undoubtedly difficult. We are working around the clock to manage it. We will also not waiver in our values and our principles as a nation."

"I would be very pleased to discuss with you the strategies that we are employing and the strategies that I have in mind to tackle this threat which has been too persistent for too many years."

"If there was a failure to communicate with local officials... then that is a failure on our part."

"I am completely unfamiliar with the data that you referenced."