DHS Sec Mayorkas to GOP Rep. Calling Him Unprepared for Hearing: ‘I Work 18-Hours a Day’

MAYORKAS Let me let ░░░░░░░░ pull if I can ░░░░░░░░ data from August which ░░░░░░░░ think will shed light ░░░░░░░░ Sir that s not ░░░░░░░░ question The question is ░░░░░░░░ many how many immigrants ░░░░░░░░ we apprehended this year ░░░░░░░░ August This year MAYORKAS ░░░░░░░░ believe thus far this ░░░░░░░░ year congressman it is ░░░░░░░░ 1 2 or 1 ░░░░░░░░ million but I think ░░░░░░░░ data that I would ░░░░░░░░ from August reflects the ░░░░░░░░ measures that we are ░░░░░░░░ our use of our ░░░░░░░░ 42 authority which is ░░░░░░░░ an immigration enforcement authority ░░░░░░░░ is a public health ░░░░░░░░ which belies some of ░░░░░░░░ statements that you just ░░░░░░░░ And also our use ░░░░░░░░ Title 8 authority which ░░░░░░░░ indeed an immigration enforcement ░░░░░░░░ I think the data ░░░░░░░░ August would suggest the ░░░░░░░░ of our enforcement measures ░░░░░░░░ are not as I ░░░░░░░░ earlier GIMENEZ Sir with ░░░░░░░░ due respect I only ░░░░░░░░ five minutes I got ░░░░░░░░ couple of other questions ░░░░░░░░ need to ask you ░░░░░░░░ I m not really ░░░░░░░░ about August I understand ░░░░░░░░ August you all now ░░░░░░░░ put a focus on ░░░░░░░░ because you ve found ░░░░░░░░ the American public really ░░░░░░░░ t like what you ░░░░░░░░ doing So let me ░░░░░░░░ going Let me ask ░░░░░░░░ MAYORKAS That is not ░░░░░░░░ That is not accurate ░░░░░░░░ Out of 1 5 ░░░░░░░░ people that we ve ░░░░░░░░ how many have been ░░░░░░░░ How many people are ░░░░░░░░ detained and how many ░░░░░░░░ have been dispersed MAYORKAS ░░░░░░░░ would be pleased to ░░░░░░░░ you with specific data ░░░░░░░░ to this hearing congressman ░░░░░░░░ your prior statement was ░░░░░░░░ But I would look ░░░░░░░░ and in fact crosstalk ░░░░░░░░ Sir that s my ░░░░░░░░ Sir that s my ░░░░░░░░ OK And so I ░░░░░░░░ I m entitled to ░░░░░░░░ opinion OK So MAYORKAS ░░░░░░░░ no no I respect ░░░░░░░░ respect that congressman And ░░░░░░░░ d be very pleased ░░░░░░░░ provide you with the ░░░░░░░░ data you ve requested ░░░░░░░░ Well sir yesterday you ░░░░░░░░ asked the exactly same ░░░░░░░░ and you gave exactly ░░░░░░░░ same answer You d ░░░░░░░░ you d be a ░░░░░░░░ better prepared now that ░░░░░░░░ ve been asked that ░░░░░░░░ that now maybe some ░░░░░░░░ us are going to ░░░░░░░░ you the same question ░░░░░░░░ don t have that ░░░░░░░░ MAYORKAS Oh congressman let ░░░░░░░░ share something with you ░░░░░░░░ clearly I work 18 ░░░░░░░░ a day OK So ░░░░░░░░ I returned from yesterday ░░░░░░░░ hearing I actually focused ░░░░░░░░ mission We will get ░░░░░░░░ data both to the ░░░░░░░░ who posed it yesterday ░░░░░░░░ to you congressman today ░░░░░░░░ So you don t ░░░░░░░░ any estimation at all ░░░░░░░░ the numbers that I ░░░░░░░░ asking for At all ░░░░░░░░ don t know how ░░░░░░░░ have been returned you ░░░░░░░░ t know how many ░░░░░░░░ been released into the ░░░░░░░░ States You don t ░░░░░░░░ any any estimation at ░░░░░░░░ of what those numbers ░░░░░░░░ MAYORKAS Congressman I want ░░░░░░░░ be precise in my ░░░░░░░░ of data to the ░░░░░░░░ States Congress and to ░░░░░░░░ specifically having posed the ░░░░░░░░ And I will be ░░░░░░░░ GIMENEZ indecipherable crosstalk MAYORKAS ░░░░░░░░ the provision of my ░░░░░░░░ to you Thank you ░░░░░░░░ Thank you very much ░░░░░░░░ yield back.”