Care for migrants in cbp custody and stopping Illegal Drugs coming over the border. From later last month this is just shy of two hours. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] today, we welcome the acting commissioner of u. S. Customs and border protection, mark morgan. Mr. Morgan, thank you for being here today. We look forward to getting your perspective on cbps priorities and requirements for fiscal year 2021. The fiscal year 2021 budget proposes 15. 6 billion in discretionary funding for cbp, an increase of 714 million above the current year level. The total includes 2 billion for the construction of an additional 82 miles of border barriers, an increase of 625 million over the current year appropriation, and nearly 88 of the total fy 2021 increase for cbp overall. I have obvious concerns about spending another 2 billion on Additional Border barriers. But aside from any debate we might have about them, this administra
This hearing will come to order i would first say the witnesses for taking the time for your thoughtful testimony and how i say the audience members. Im not sure why youe are not e house i but we really apprecia appreciate, you must been paid staff. But i appreciate everybody coming here. This is from my standpoint, the hearing title is an president migration at the southern border being in review. But what id like to do is to actually start with a decade in review. For everybody to iconic, is the chart that i have been really updating are probably the last three or four years. As you can on the committee. Important to lay out what the history news men. Key moments and policy changes, then i would certainly argue contributed to what you consider an ongoing prices even though they made some progress. But that chart reflects all minors and people coming to this country as family units. Earlier versions only focused on sinful market children and family members. So initially, and 2009 to 1
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Will well begin with a fox news alert, israel preparing for a full scale Ground Invasion of gaza as they begin the arrest of more than 50 people involved suspected of being involved in terrorist activity. Prime minister net ya Huh Issuing A Netanyahu Issuing A warn together enemies. I stress, this is only the beginning. Our enemies have only just begun to pay the price. I will not detail our plans but i will tell you, this is only the beginning. Pete Evacuations Underway In Northern Gaza as Evacuation Deadline is set to hit two hours from right now. They extended it 9 00 a. M. Eastern time is when the deadline ends. An agreement reportedly reached trojans and allow foreign nationals to evacuate the gaza strip at rafah Border Crossing into egypt. Rachel get to trudgings live on the ground in Southern Israel. Trey, good morning. This deadline has been extended to 9 00 a. M. In a couple hours here. Are you hearing that more and more palestinians are taking advantage of that time and getti