In a world where unanimity is so difficult to achieve, there is one thing that - as to which there is unanimity, and that is the need for comprehensive immigration reform.

Alejandro Mayorkas

We in the Department of Homeland Security don't monitor American citizens.

Alejandro Mayorkas

We need them to repatriate individuals who do not qualify for relief, and we need them to also explore what resettlement opportunities exist for the migrants.

Alejandro Mayorkas

After being confirmed as secretary of homeland security, one of my first actions was to increase training opportunities for law enforcement personnel to conduct threat-assessment and threat-management programs related to domestic violent extremism.

Alejandro Mayorkas

We do not condone violence, and law enforcement will and has responded to acts of violence when people do not honor their freedom to protest peacefully, but instead violate the laws of our country and the states within it.

Alejandro Mayorkas

Sometimes we do not live up to our highest ideals.

Alejandro Mayorkas

My parents brought my sister and me to the United States to escape the communist takeover of Cuba. They sought to build their life and raise their children in a democracy in which the rule of law served to protect the people rather than operate as an instrument of oppression.

Alejandro Mayorkas

Ultimately, the first major evolution in the terrorist threat emerged in the form of the homegrown violent extremist - the individual in America who was radicalized by a foreign terrorist organization's ideology. That became the most prominent terrorism-related threat to the homeland.

Alejandro Mayorkas

In the years immediately following 9/11, our focus was on the foreign terrorist who sought to harm us within our borders and threaten our interests and assets abroad.

Alejandro Mayorkas

We do not tolerate any mistreatment or abuse of a migrant, period.

Alejandro Mayorkas

I oversee three agencies and thousands - tens of thousands of individuals who focus on our immigration system and fixing it.

Alejandro Mayorkas

With respect to Title 42, that is not an immigration policy. That is a public health policy, and its authority rests in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Alejandro Mayorkas

It's not a monolithic challenge, the border.

Alejandro Mayorkas

The opportunity to earn citizenship was vital to my success in this country, and today it is my highest honor to be able to serve my country as the secretary of Homeland Security.

Alejandro Mayorkas

The horror of seeing the U.S. Capitol, one of the pillars of our democracy, attacked on Jan. 6 was a brutal example of our suffering, and it compels us all to action.

Alejandro Mayorkas

My father and mother brought me to this country to escape communism and to provide me with the security, opportunity and pride that American citizenship brings to each of us.

Alejandro Mayorkas

So, one of the limitations on DACA was one had to be under the age of 31 at the time of application, even though one might have been breakthrough to the United States as a 2-year-old decades ago.

Alejandro Mayorkas

We are addressing the root causes of irregular migration, why people feel so desperate to leave the countries of origin, their homes, number two, building safe, legal, orderly pathways for migration, so people do not have to take the perilous journey north.

Alejandro Mayorkas

It takes time to rebuild an entire system and to process individuals at the border in a safe and just way.

Alejandro Mayorkas

Horses can traverse terrain that might not otherwise be covered. In fact, horses are often used to not only assess a situation, but to actually help people in distress. CBP personnel have saved many lives on horseback.

Alejandro Mayorkas

Alejandro Mayorkas Quotes

In a world where unanimity is so difficult to achieve, there is one thing that - as to which there is unanimity, and that is the need for comprehensive immigration reform.

We in the Department of Homeland Security don't monitor American citizens.

We need them to repatriate individuals who do not qualify for relief, and we need them to also explore what resettlement opportunities exist for the migrants.

After being confirmed as secretary of homeland security, one of my first actions was to increase training opportunities for law enforcement personnel to conduct threat-assessment and threat-management programs related to domestic violent extremism.

We do not condone violence, and law enforcement will and has responded to acts of violence when people do not honor their freedom to protest peacefully, but instead violate the laws of our country and the states within it.

Sometimes we do not live up to our highest ideals.

My parents brought my sister and me to the United States to escape the communist takeover of Cuba. They sought to build their life and raise their children in a democracy in which the rule of law served to protect the people rather than operate as an instrument of oppression.

Ultimately, the first major evolution in the terrorist threat emerged in the form of the homegrown violent extremist - the individual in America who was radicalized by a foreign terrorist organization's ideology. That became the most prominent terrorism-related threat to the homeland.

In the years immediately following 9/11, our focus was on the foreign terrorist who sought to harm us within our borders and threaten our interests and assets abroad.

We do not tolerate any mistreatment or abuse of a migrant, period.

I oversee three agencies and thousands - tens of thousands of individuals who focus on our immigration system and fixing it.

With respect to Title 42, that is not an immigration policy. That is a public health policy, and its authority rests in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

It's not a monolithic challenge, the border.

The opportunity to earn citizenship was vital to my success in this country, and today it is my highest honor to be able to serve my country as the secretary of Homeland Security.

The horror of seeing the U.S. Capitol, one of the pillars of our democracy, attacked on Jan. 6 was a brutal example of our suffering, and it compels us all to action.

My father and mother brought me to this country to escape communism and to provide me with the security, opportunity and pride that American citizenship brings to each of us.

So, one of the limitations on DACA was one had to be under the age of 31 at the time of application, even though one might have been breakthrough to the United States as a 2-year-old decades ago.

We are addressing the root causes of irregular migration, why people feel so desperate to leave the countries of origin, their homes, number two, building safe, legal, orderly pathways for migration, so people do not have to take the perilous journey north.

It takes time to rebuild an entire system and to process individuals at the border in a safe and just way.

Horses can traverse terrain that might not otherwise be covered. In fact, horses are often used to not only assess a situation, but to actually help people in distress. CBP personnel have saved many lives on horseback.