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Good morning. I want to call this business round table to order. I want to thank the participants for taking your time and, first of all, just working on the Homeland Security Advisory Council. From my perspective producing a really good report. A really good basis for hopefully legislation that we can pass on a bipartisan basis, but prior to that working with us to try to accomplish something to started a dressing this tremendous problem. We just keep upping this thing. The top line number is down a little bit because june is reduced a little bit from may because i was rejecting this based on the most recent month. Based on mays numbers the total number of individuals coming here in is either unaccompanied child but prime heard as a family was over 800 thousand projection, now its just over 700 thousand. One thing ive been pointing out since 2014 these bars represent currently five years nine months, 1,086,000 people coming to this country illegally, being apprehended. Most coming as
Justice, and righteousness. May they cultivate such ethical consist tency, that their words will be undergirded by right actions. Lord, keep them aware of your continued presence, as they find in you fullness of joy. Show them the path to life, as you guide them to your desired destination. We pray in your merciful name. Amen. The president pro tempore amen. Please join me in the pledge. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of americ, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Grassley madam president . The presiding officer the senator from iowa. Mr. Grassley i ask to speak as if in morning business for one minute. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Grassley the United States of america has the mightiest military in the world to protect our freedoms and to guarantee peace around the world. Thats why its so important to keep check on the pentagons financial ledgers. Taxpayers expect their m
Ms. Roybalallard thank you for your patience and willingness to stay until 4 00 given the votes we had. We appreciate it. Today we welcome matthew albens, acting direct tore of i. C. E. As we continue to monitor the challenging situation on the southern border, we look forward. O hearing your perspective these laws need to be naggetted to increase security. Our own constitution, federal law and several International Agreements serve as the foundation for the rise in protections that need to be embodied in our efforts to address the humanitarian crisis we are currently experiencing. Unform, the rhetoric and the policies of this administration have made achieving that balance more difficult and by all indications has exacerbated our challenges at the border. We must be mindful of the limitations we face. We have barely cracked the surface of what the coast guard needs and to protect our interests in the arctic. It is an expensive option reserved for Public Safety and flight risk is a val
Hopefully, legislation we can pass on a bipartisan basis. But prior to that working with us to try and accomplish something to start addressing this tremendous problem. The top line is down a little bit because i was projecting this out based on the most recent months. Based on mays number, the total number coming in as an unaccompanied child is just over 800,000 now its just over 700,000 one thing ive been pointing out, since 2017, these bars represent, currently 5 years, nine months, 1,086,000 people coming to the country being apprehended. Of that 822,000 weve returned a whopping 12,021 individuals. I know in your report you make the you talk about 15 having a clear asylum claim. So im pleased to have at the round table four individuals working on the Advisory Council. Ill read your names and pa bio do you want to start with karen . You have it all worked out. Again, take the time you need, but we have karen tandy. The reason we do this round table, its just a more free flow of info