Sen. Hawley Tears into Mayorkas for ‘CBP One’ App: ‘It’s Like a Concierge Service for the Illegal Immigrants’

Foreign thank you Mr ░░░░░░░░ Mr secretary thank you ░░░░░░░░ being here let me ░░░░░░░░ with what I hope ░░░░░░░░ a simple question do ░░░░░░░░ need to have more ░░░░░░░░ fewer people coming to ░░░░░░░░ Southern border a Senator ░░░░░░░░ we are working on ░░░░░░░░ the number of people ░░░░░░░░ we encounter at our ░░░░░░░░ border because of the ░░░░░░░░ it presents we re ░░░░░░░░ to build lawful safe ░░░░░░░░ orderly Pathways to accomplish ░░░░░░░░ okay fewer so we ░░░░░░░░ to have fewer which ░░░░░░░░ we need to roll ░░░░░░░░ incentives to come so ░░░░░░░░ I would have I ░░░░░░░░ have thought that would ░░░░░░░░ been the answer let ░░░░░░░░ talk about what you ░░░░░░░░ doing though in January ░░░░░░░░ this year you rolled ░░░░░░░░ a new phone app ░░░░░░░░ CBP one an app ░░░░░░░░ a cell phone I ░░░░░░░░ got a picture of ░░░░░░░░ behind me here this ░░░░░░░░ app allows and I ░░░░░░░░ going to quote from ░░░░░░░░ own fact sheet it ░░░░░░░░ and I quote non ░░░░░░░░ without appropriate documents for ░░░░░░░░ to schedule an appointment ░░░░░░░░ come to the Border ░░░░░░░░ can now go on ░░░░░░░░ phone and schedule a ░░░░░░░░ to come to the ░░░░░░░░ and then be admitted ░░░░░░░░ you identified seven separate ░░░░░░░░ points of Entry where ░░░░░░░░ could come five of ░░░░░░░░ in Texas two of ░░░░░░░░ in California one in ░░░░░░░░ it s like a ░░░░░░░░ service for illegal immigrants ░░░░░░░░ question is you didn ░░░░░░░░ think the Border crisis ░░░░░░░░ bad enough that now ░░░░░░░░ re going to have ░░░░░░░░ app that allows illegals ░░░░░░░░ schedule their appointments and ░░░░░░░░ and be admitted to ░░░░░░░░ country uh Senator you ░░░░░░░░ mischaracterizing the use of ░░░░░░░░ application let me let ░░░░░░░░ explain it to you ░░░░░░░░ are currently enforcing the ░░░░░░░░ health order of title ░░░░░░░░ and I know you ░░░░░░░░ very familiar with it ░░░░░░░░ is a process for ░░░░░░░░ who claim an exception ░░░░░░░░ the title 42 expulsion ░░░░░░░░ because of an acute ░░░░░░░░ condition well let s ░░░░░░░░ about this app if ░░░░░░░░ may finish an urgent ░░░░░░░░ an urgent humanitarian reason ░░░░░░░░ instead of them coming ░░░░░░░░ between the ports of ░░░░░░░░ to claim that urgent ░░░░░░░░ condition that extraordinarily acute ░░░░░░░░ cause we allow a ░░░░░░░░ number to arrive at ░░░░░░░░ ports of entry and ░░░░░░░░ the emergency relief that ░░░░░░░░ need schedule you you ░░░░░░░░ them let s let ░░░░░░░░ be let s be ░░░░░░░░ about what you said ░░░░░░░░ one app was not ░░░░░░░░ unveiled for the first ░░░░░░░░ on January 5th of ░░░░░░░░ year oh no but ░░░░░░░░ changed it you made ░░░░░░░░ available on January 5th ░░░░░░░░ the illegals themselves you ░░░░░░░░ t have to be ░░░░░░░░ lawyer to use it ░░░░░░░░ don t have to ░░░░░░░░ a member of a ░░░░░░░░ governmental organization anybody can ░░░░░░░░ the app and use ░░░░░░░░ on their phone and ░░░░░░░░ the first time you ░░░░░░░░ them to schedule appointments ░░░░░░░░ let s talk about ░░░░░░░░ actually happens when they ░░░░░░░░ to the Border it ░░░░░░░░ interesting you characterize this ░░░░░░░░ you rolled it out ░░░░░░░░ an application for applying ░░░░░░░░ Asylum but nowhere on ░░░░░░░░ app do you actually ░░░░░░░░ the illegal migrants to ░░░░░░░░ for Asylum or to ░░░░░░░░ Asylum or anything about ░░░░░░░░ and in fact when ░░░░░░░░ then get to the ░░░░░░░░ you don t ask ░░░░░░░░ questions you don t ░░░░░░░░ interviews you just release ░░░░░░░░ here s the Texas ░░░░░░░░ not a notable conservative ░░░░░░░░ who reports and I ░░░░░░░░ at no point does ░░░░░░░░ app ask users are ░░░░░░░░ seeking Asylum those arriving ░░░░░░░░ the cbp1 appointments are ░░░░░░░░ no interviews asked no ░░░░░░░░ about vulnerabilities that they ░░░░░░░░ or may not have ░░░░░░░░ in the app or ░░░░░░░░ why they re coming ░░░░░░░░ the United States they ░░░░░░░░ simply released into the ░░░░░░░░ end quote so rather ░░░░░░░░ building a wall Mr ░░░░░░░░ you have built Ticketmaster ░░░░░░░░ illegal immigrants you are ░░░░░░░░ Senator you are conflating ░░░░░░░░ let me let me ░░░░░░░░ just respond to this ░░░░░░░░ it true that they ░░░░░░░░ given no interviews ask ░░░░░░░░ questions and simply released ░░░░░░░░ the country let me ░░░░░░░░ to you what we ░░░░░░░░ on January 5th no ░░░░░░░░ want you to explain ░░░░░░░░ me what s happening ░░░░░░░░ I know what you ░░░░░░░░ I read it to ░░░░░░░░ so I so I ░░░░░░░░ explain to you what ░░░░░░░░ happening are they giving ░░░░░░░░ let s start with ░░░░░░░░ are they given interviews ░░░░░░░░ were previously experiencing this ░░░░░░░░ starting to sound like ░░░░░░░░ no well let s ░░░░░░░░ let s just hone ░░░░░░░░ here Mr secretary my ░░░░░░░░ is is very limited ░░░░░░░░ don t mean to ░░░░░░░░ you but I want ░░░░░░░░ drive to some clarity ░░░░░░░░ are the Texas monthly ░░░░░░░░ reported that once illegal ░░░░░░░░ go on their phone ░░░░░░░░ Reserve their time to ░░░░░░░░ to the Border once ░░░░░░░░ use your concierge service ░░░░░░░░ you ve created for ░░░░░░░░ when they come they ░░░░░░░░ given no interviews they ░░░░░░░░ asked no questions about ░░░░░░░░ vulnerabilities they are simply ░░░░░░░░ into the country is ░░░░░░░░ happening uh Senator you ░░░░░░░░ mistaken and if I ░░░░░░░░ explain are they given ░░░░░░░░ if I may explain ░░░░░░░░ who seek parole under ░░░░░░░░ January 5th program for ░░░░░░░░ Haitians nicaraguans and Venezuelans ░░░░░░░░ screened and vetted before ░░░░░░░░ arrive at our border ░░░░░░░░ a minute wait a ░░░░░░░░ no no they go ░░░░░░░░ and they go on ░░░░░░░░ phone and they just ░░░░░░░░ a time and then ░░░░░░░░ show up and they ░░░░░░░░ not given they re ░░░░░░░░ nothing listen to this ░░░░░░░░ immigration Advocates are amazed ░░░░░░░░ this here also from ░░░░░░░░ Texas monthly here s ░░░░░░░░ immigration Advocate whose first ░░░░░░░░ is orta she says ░░░░░░░░ s the crazy part ░░░░░░░░ in this new program ░░░░░░░░ you to actually seek ░░░░░░░░ somehow we ve decided ░░░░░░░░ punish those who arrive ░░░░░░░░ the border without the ░░░░░░░░ who may be seeking ░░░░░░░░ but we just let ░░░░░░░░ anybody who may or ░░░░░░░░ not have any particular ░░░░░░░░ to seek Asylum so ░░░░░░░░ as they ve made ░░░░░░░░ appointment on your Ticketmaster ░░░░░░░░ this seems crazy to ░░░░░░░░ Senator it s a ░░░░░░░░ mischaracterization of the program ░░░░░░░░ we announced and are ░░░░░░░░ so how many people ░░░░░░░░ used how many people ░░░░░░░░ used the app then ░░░░░░░░ are referring to so ░░░░░░░░ I can explain how ░░░░░░░░ people have used the ░░░░░░░░ so we have um ░░░░░░░░ had a significant surge ░░░░░░░░ cute how many people ░░░░░░░░ used the app nicaraguan ░░░░░░░░ invented Mr secretary you ░░░░░░░░ here to answer my ░░░░░░░░ how many people have ░░░░░░░░ the app uh tens ░░░░░░░░ thousands have sought to ░░░░░░░░ an appointment at the ░░░░░░░░ of Entry under our ░░░░░░░░ program okay okay good ░░░░░░░░ many have been admitted ░░░░░░░░ an interview at the ░░░░░░░░ well you are again ░░░░░░░░ a fact that does ░░░░░░░░ belong in your question ░░░░░░░░ if I can I ░░░░░░░░ get you the person ░░░░░░░░ m reading to you ░░░░░░░░ public reports about how ░░░░░░░░ own app works you ░░░░░░░░ just blanket denied so ░░░░░░░░ re not quite denying ░░░░░░░░ you re saying that ░░░░░░░░ we don t understand ░░░░░░░░ I don t understand ░░░░░░░░ monthly doesn t understand ░░░░░░░░ Advocates don t understand ░░░░░░░░ re the only one ░░░░░░░░ understands it you won ░░░░░░░░ answer my question how ░░░░░░░░ did this cost to ░░░░░░░░ by the way Senator ░░░░░░░░ don t have the ░░░░░░░░ but let me share ░░░░░░░░ you a critical will ░░░░░░░░ get it for us ░░░░░░░░ me share with you ░░░░░░░░ Critic will you get ░░░░░░░░ the cost of what ░░░░░░░░ to develop this app ░░░░░░░░ you use a did ░░░░░░░░ contract with the tech ░░░░░░░░ to develop it um ░░░░░░░░ senator we have seen ░░░░░░░░ approximately did you contract ░░░░░░░░ the tech firm to ░░░░░░░░ it we have seen ░░░░░░░░ approximately five percent did ░░░░░░░░ contract with a tech ░░░░░░░░ to develop it yes ░░░░░░░░ no Senator this was ░░░░░░░░ by U S Customs ░░░░░░░░ Border Protection our technical ░░░░░░░░ within the agency and ░░░░░░░░ certainly will get an ░░░░░░░░ to your question whether ░░░░░░░░ Consultants were utilized you ░░░░░░░░ t know development process ░░░░░░░░ don t know may ░░░░░░░░ may I explain to ░░░░░░░░ since you have a ░░░░░░░░ of the program what ░░░░░░░░ is and the impact ░░░░░░░░ positive impact it has ░░░░░░░░ on Encounters of these ░░░░░░░░ populations in between I ░░░░░░░░ want to know why ░░░░░░░░ is that you are ░░░░░░░░ people to come to ░░░░░░░░ border to make appointments ░░░░░░░░ not be interviewed and ░░░░░░░░ how many have just ░░░░░░░░ released is it true ░░░░░░░░ the way as the ░░░░░░░░ monthly reports that they ░░░░░░░░ simply released into the ░░░░░░░░ on official parole and ░░░░░░░░ this they re not ░░░░░░░░ according to their reporting ░░░░░░░░ kind of follow up ░░░░░░░░ court dates are in ░░░░░░░░ courts Texas monthly reports ░░░░░░░░ even necessarily Asylum trials ░░░░░░░░ re often General deportation ░░░░░░░░ where defendants can make ░░░░░░░░ for remaining in the ░░░░░░░░ is that true that ░░░░░░░░ um uh completely mistaken ░░░░░░░░ of how the immigration ░░░░░░░░ works that language is ░░░░░░░░ confusing and erroneous well ░░░░░░░░ is confusing what s ░░░░░░░░ is why anybody would ░░░░░░░░ that an app like ░░░░░░░░ to allow illegal immigrants ░░░░░░░░ literally reserve a time ░░░░░░░░ come to the border ░░░░░░░░ then be ushered in ░░░░░░░░ an interview without follow ░░░░░░░░ without tracking is stunning ░░░░░░░░ s absolutely stunning let ░░░░░░░░ ask you in my ░░░░░░░░ short time remaining something ░░░░░░░░ about Chinese Nationals I ░░░░░░░░ only got a minute ░░░░░░░░ that is false let ░░░░░░░░ ask you about about ░░░░░░░░ the Chinese Nationals who ░░░░░░░░ all saw coming over ░░░░░░░░ border busloads of them ░░░░░░░░ then being released in ░░░░░░░░ American Interior what s ░░░░░░░░ what s the percentage ░░░░░░░░ of Chinese Nationals who ░░░░░░░░ the border this year ░░░░░░░░ secretary let s just ░░░░░░░░ on maybe the Rio ░░░░░░░░ Valley the number of ░░░░░░░░ not the number of ░░░░░░░░ Nationals encountered our Southern ░░░░░░░░ uh has increased significantly ░░░░░░░░ you know how much ░░░░░░░░ the past I don ░░░░░░░░ have the precise I ░░░░░░░░ it s not it ░░░░░░░░ 900 just in the ░░░░░░░░ Grande Valley sector are ░░░░░░░░ of any of these ░░░░░░░░ who came in this ░░░░░░░░ these Chinese Nationals members ░░░░░░░░ the Chinese Communist Party ░░░░░░░░ Senator if an individual ░░░░░░░░ a national security or ░░░░░░░░ Safety threat we detain ░░░░░░░░ during the pendants that ░░░░░░░░ not but that s ░░░░░░░░ what I asked I ░░░░░░░░ if they re members ░░░░░░░░ the CCP hearing dependency ░░░░░░░░ their removal proceedings are ░░░░░░░░ of these individuals members ░░░░░░░░ the CCP I think ░░░░░░░░ s about 70 who ░░░░░░░░ on this bus if ░░░░░░░░ they are determined to ░░░░░░░░ a national security threat ░░░░░░░░ a threat to Public ░░░░░░░░ we detain them pending ░░░░░░░░ removal proceedings were any ░░░░░░░░ these individuals detained or ░░░░░░░░ they released into the ░░░░░░░░ of that particular group ░░░░░░░░ individuals um and so ░░░░░░░░ don t know if ░░░░░░░░ of them were members ░░░░░░░░ the CCP or actually ░░░░░░░░ do know you just ░░░░░░░░ t say I I ░░░░░░░░ t know from the ░░░░░░░░ Senator but surely you ░░░░░░░░ about the folks who ░░░░░░░░ ve read this report ░░░░░░░░ re the Secretary of ░░░░░░░░ Security you re aware ░░░░░░░░ these individuals or any ░░░░░░░░ the members of the ░░░░░░░░ Communist party coming into ░░░░░░░░ country Senator you re ░░░░░░░░ me with a group ░░░░░░░░ individuals without names identities ░░░░░░░░ so you re not ░░░░░░░░ with this incident that ░░░░░░░░ widely reported on at ░░░░░░░░ southern border don t ░░░░░░░░ think it s strange ░░░░░░░░ we have busloads of ░░░░░░░░ Nationals coming across our ░░░░░░░░ border I m asking ░░░░░░░░ from a hostile country ░░░░░░░░ m asking you if ░░░░░░░░ re members of the ░░░░░░░░ Communist party and you ░░░░░░░░ you won t you ░░░░░░░░ t know apparently you ░░░░░░░░ t say we are ░░░░░░░░ focused uh on all ░░░░░░░░ with respect to the ░░░░░░░░ s Republicans but you ░░░░░░░░ t know any of ░░░░░░░░ details I plead exhaustion ░░░░░░░░ secretary you have exhausted ░░░░░░░░ you have exhausted this ░░░░░░░░ you have exhausted the ░░░░░░░░ of the American people ░░░░░░░░ should resign foreign