DHS Sec.: Now Is Not the Time to Come to the Border, Give Us Time to Build an Orderly, Safe Way to Arrive in the U.S.

STEPHANOPOULOS Thanks for joining ░░░░░░░░ this morning You just ░░░░░░░░ Cecilia describe the situation ░░░░░░░░ at the border total ░░░░░░░░ It seems to be ░░░░░░░░ worse by the day ░░░░░░░░ s the administration s ░░░░░░░░ to get it under ░░░░░░░░ Mayorkas Good morning George ░░░░░░░░ thank you for having ░░░░░░░░ Let me take a ░░░░░░░░ back for a minute ░░░░░░░░ let me explain a ░░░░░░░░ important make a very ░░░░░░░░ point That is that ░░░░░░░░ border is secure the ░░░░░░░░ States Border Patrol secures ░░░░░░░░ border on behalf of ░░░░░░░░ American people That s ░░░░░░░░ we do And we ░░░░░░░░ doing it In order ░░░░░░░░ keep the American public ░░░░░░░░ in the time of ░░░░░░░░ we are expelling families ░░░░░░░░ the CDC s authority ░░░░░░░░ are expelling single adults ░░░░░░░░ what we are doing ░░░░░░░░ addressing young children who ░░░░░░░░ to the border to ░░░░░░░░ claims under the humanitarian ░░░░░░░░ that our country has ░░░░░░░░ years and years ago ░░░░░░░░ we are building the ░░░░░░░░ to address the needs ░░░░░░░░ those children when they ░░░░░░░░ but we are also ░░░░░░░░ critically sending an important ░░░░░░░░ that now is not ░░░░░░░░ time to come to ░░░░░░░░ border And it s ░░░░░░░░ important message Let me ░░░░░░░░ with you a real ░░░░░░░░ example why We encountered ░░░░░░░░ the border three young ░░░░░░░░ under the age of ░░░░░░░░ without a parent or ░░░░░░░░ legal guardian We did ░░░░░░░░ expel them as the ░░░░░░░░ Administration did We took ░░░░░░░░ those children and placed ░░░░░░░░ in the care and ░░░░░░░░ of Health and Human ░░░░░░░░ until we can put ░░░░░░░░ in the custody of ░░░░░░░░ parent or legal guardian ░░░░░░░░ close relative here in ░░░░░░░░ United States But their ░░░░░░░░ didn t make it ░░░░░░░░ the dangerous journey and ░░░░░░░░ is why we are ░░░░░░░░ do not take the ░░░░░░░░ journey now give us ░░░░░░░░ to build an orderly ░░░░░░░░ way to arrive in ░░░░░░░░ United States and make ░░░░░░░░ claims that the law ░░░░░░░░ you to make.”