Thank you for being here this afternoon. As we continue to monitor the challenging situation on the southern border we look forward to hearing your perspective on i. C. E. s operational and Funding Priorities and requirements. As chair of this subcommittee i am committed to ensuring the integrity of our borders and strengthening our immigration system. But i am equally committed to making sure we do so according to all of our laws and in a way that exemplifies our american values. In particular we must assure that in accordance with our laws and values those fleeing must have equal opportunities to seek asylum. We must get this balance right and i believe we can if we work together. It is a false choice to believe more migrants need to be unnecessarily detained and that cruel and exclusionary immigration laws need to be enacted in order to increase security in our country. Our own constitution, federal law and several International Agreements serve as the foundation for the right and p
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 our own constitution, federal law and several National Agreements serve as a foundation for the rights and protections, i believe, need to be embodied in our efforts to address the humanitarian crises we are currently experiencing. The rhetoric and policies of this administration have made achieving that balance more difficult. By all indications, have exacerbated our challenges at the border. We must also be mindful of the resource limitations that we face. There is likely no area of our bill where we have sufficient resources to fully address requirements. We are barely cracking the surface of what the coast guard truly needs to address the flow of Illegal Drugs or to protect our sov
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 valid concern. When Public Safety is not a concern, i should use alternatives to detention. When used as intended, the appropriate Case Management alternative to detention have proven to be effective in mitigating flight risk and mproving compliance. I remain seriously concerned ab
Twitter c. I. Marcos and reporting at the hill. Thehill. Com. Take you live to the floor of the house, about to gavel back in. Votes expected around 1 30 eastern time. The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, bishop elias of lady of hy lebanon of los angeles, st. Louis, missouri. The chaplain let us pray. Almighty and loving god, we lift our hearts and minds in a prayer of thanksgiving, for so Many Blessings you bestow upon us. We thank you for the gift of life, from the womb to the tomb. We thank you for the gift of our beloved country of the United States of america. Land of opportunity and beacon of hope. As often of todays meeting, we ask you to bless the members of congress, inspire them to seek your guidance, to walk in the way of love, to look for the wellbeing of every citizen, may they become instruments of peace and ministers of love. In a world tormented by hatred and divisions, so that they collaborate together in
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