or have gang affiliations. so far, in fy 2017, security investigations have 32,700 arrests, criminal arrests. the crimes include illegal gang activity, childhood exploitation, human trafficking, narcotics trafficking and many, many others. i appreciate congress' effort to address the efforts of the illegal offenders. as i said many times before, dhs does not make the laws, congress does. we will enforce the laws passed by congress. i am offended when members of this institution get pressure and often threaten me and my officers to ignore the laws they make and i am sworn to uphold. mr. speaker, gentlemen, ladies, i appreciate your time and effort working to protect the men and women of i.c.e. and the citizens of these so-called