policies deplete our public services, overcrowd our schools and hospitals and bring crime, drugs, and deadly gangs into our community. >> reporter: this as the dhs chief faces off with some members of the squad today. alexandria ocasio-cortez, ayana pressly, and rashida tlaib who sit on the house oversight committee and who testified themselves last week. >> there's no need for us to overcrowd and to detain and under-resource. there is no need for us to arrest innocent people and treat them no differently than criminals when they are pursuing their basic human rights. >> reporter: mcilenan who has been speaking out very loudly over the conditions at the border, but blames congress, he will make his case today for additional funding as well as border security.