DHS Sec. Mayorkas to Cubans: There’s an Orderly Way to Seek Relief Under U.S. Law, and Taking to the Seas Is Not It

MITCHELL I want to ░░░░░░░░ you about Cuba because ░░░░░░░░ came you fled from ░░░░░░░░ as a boy How ░░░░░░░░ you feel about human ░░░░░░░░ groups refugee groups criticizing ░░░░░░░░ Cuban Americans criticizing you ░░░░░░░░ your messaging to Cuba ░░░░░░░░ Haiti Don t come ░░░░░░░░ don t try to ░░░░░░░░ here illegally don t ░░░░░░░░ on those boats given ░░░░░░░░ own family background MAYORKAS ░░░░░░░░ this is a very ░░░░░░░░ topic for me personally ░░░░░░░░ family lost everything they ░░░░░░░░ in Cuba and we ░░░░░░░░ here to the United ░░░░░░░░ and look where I ░░░░░░░░ now MITCHELL It s ░░░░░░░░ amazing personal story MAYORKAS ░░░░░░░░ s the power of ░░░░░░░░ The message that I ░░░░░░░░ the message that our ░░░░░░░░ is communicating is one ░░░░░░░░ stand with the Cuban ░░░░░░░░ We deplore the repression ░░░░░░░░ the authoritarian regime is ░░░░░░░░ against the Cuban people ░░░░░░░░ we also deliver a ░░░░░░░░ of humanity which is ░░░░░░░░ not take to the ░░░░░░░░ You know in two ░░░░░░░░ time we rescued many ░░░░░░░░ families that tried to ░░░░░░░░ that and we saw ░░░░░░░░ deaths occur in just ░░░░░░░░ couple weeks It s ░░░░░░░░ perilous journey it s ░░░░░░░░ unsafe journey and there ░░░░░░░░ an orderly way to ░░░░░░░░ relief under United States ░░░░░░░░ and taking to the ░░░░░░░░ is not it MITCHELL ░░░░░░░░ you think there could ░░░░░░░░ some way to let ░░░░░░░░ in legally to let ░░░░░░░░ Cubans in if they ░░░░░░░░ from the protests if ░░░░░░░░ now want to leave ░░░░░░░░ Well we accept claims ░░░░░░░░ asylum through the ports ░░░░░░░░ entry That is the ░░░░░░░░ orderly and humane way ░░░░░░░░ proceed.”