savannah and isaiah, your dad was a guardian angel to those in need. now he is keeping watch on you from heaven. very special family and a very special man. thank you. thank you very much. [ applause ] also here with us today is the family of border patrol agent rojelio martinez from el pass o paso, texas. agent martinez worked on the dangerous part of the southern border, a part you ve been reading about so much lately and a part we re doing a lot with. agent martinez took immense
and he was brave. to agent martinez mom, elivah, his son sergio and the entire martinez family, roger s profound and unselfish love of country is an inspiration to every american, everybody here, everybody here and to me, i can tell you, a great inspiration. thank you. [ applause ] we will always remember agent martinez, and we will honor his noble sacrifice by continuing his vital mission. the first duty of government is to protect our citizens and the men and women of dhs are on the front lines of this incredible,
agent. he was extremely proud of what he did. every day he would go to work and risk his life to keep america safe. roger said he wanted to prevent terrorists and drugs from coming into our country. we all do. we re going to get it done. but that s exactly what he did. he bravely confronted the cartels, the smugglers, the human traffickers, the gangs that threaten our communities. one night last november agent martinez died in the line of duty. it was horrific, it was violent. and he was brave. to agent martinez s mom, eliva,
need. now he is keeping watch on you from heaven. very special family and a very special man. thank you. thank you very much. [applause] also here with us today is the family of border patrol agent rojulio martinez from el paso, texas. agent martinez known as roger to his friends and family. worked on a dangerous part of the southern border, a part that you ve been reading about so much lately and a part that we re doing a lot with. agent martinez took immense pride and joy and serving his country as a border patrol
his son, sergio and the entire martinez family, roger s profound and unselfish love of country is an inspiration to every american. everybody here and everybody here and to me. i can tell you, a great inspiration. thank you. [applause] we will always remember agent martinez, and we will honor his noble sacrifice by continuing his vital mission. the first duty of government is to protect our citizens and the men and women of dhs, on the front lines of this incredible heroic fight. that is why we are calling on congress to secure our borders,