Mayorkas: ‘It Is Not Good Policy’ to Deport Illegal Immigrants

BARRON Lopez And I ░░░░░░░░ that you re going ░░░░░░░░ also separate the individual ░░░░░░░░ I m mentioning right ░░░░░░░░ Mayorkas Maybe you could ░░░░░░░░ the individual from your ░░░░░░░░ BARRON Lopez I don ░░░░░░░░ know how to do ░░░░░░░░ So Donald Trump has ░░░░░░░░ he wants to carry ░░░░░░░░ mass deportations of millions ░░░░░░░░ undocumented migrants living in ░░░░░░░░ United States and some ░░░░░░░░ his closest advisors have ░░░░░░░░ deputizing the National Guard ░░░░░░░░ go into Democratic led ░░░░░░░░ to round up migrants ░░░░░░░░ do you think of ░░░░░░░░ proposal How could something ░░░░░░░░ that how could an ░░░░░░░░ like that even be ░░░░░░░░ out Mayorkas That s ░░░░░░░░ interesting question So an ░░░░░░░░ an individual from Venezuela ░░░░░░░░ at the southern border ░░░░░░░░ they are going to ░░░░░░░░ immediately removed How exactly ░░░░░░░░ that work under law ░░░░░░░░ they be returned to ░░░░░░░░ What flight will actually ░░░░░░░░ them to Venezuela Will ░░░░░░░░ accept the return of ░░░░░░░░ Venezuelan Will they have ░░░░░░░░ given process under law ░░░░░░░░ make a claim for ░░░░░░░░ What if they manifest ░░░░░░░░ under our executive order ░░░░░░░░ our executive order withstands ░░░░░░░░ challenge And if not ░░░░░░░░ the standard is reduced ░░░░░░░░ to what it was ░░░░░░░░ is lowered they need ░░░░░░░░ manifest fear they express ░░░░░░░░ and we ask questions ░░░░░░░░ respect to whether they ░░░░░░░░ have fear And Mexico ░░░░░░░░ No we are not ░░░░░░░░ Venezuelans back What exactly ░░░░░░░░ it mean to immediately ░░░░░░░░ an individual What process ░░░░░░░░ be provided to them ░░░░░░░░ what resources will mass ░░░░░░░░ occur Where will those ░░░░░░░░ be held What will ░░░░░░░░ the funding for that ░░░░░░░░ if some of those ░░░░░░░░ claim fear under our ░░░░░░░░ laws What process will ░░░░░░░░ be given What if ░░░░░░░░ judge grants their claim ░░░░░░░░ if an asylum officer ░░░░░░░░ that they established a ░░░░░░░░ of credible fear There ░░░░░░░░ we are funded for ░░░░░░░░ 000 detention beds or ░░░░░░░░ give or take So ░░░░░░░░ exactly are they held ░░░░░░░░ what funding And under ░░░░░░░░ conditions Because there are ░░░░░░░░ decisions that govern the ░░░░░░░░ in which individuals must ░░░░░░░░ detained There are standards ░░░░░░░░ detention You know politics ░░░░░░░░ different than governing Governing ░░░░░░░░ not just policy but ░░░░░░░░ realities There are funds ░░░░░░░░ are people there are ░░░░░░░░ there are transportation assets ░░░░░░░░ need to be considered ░░░░░░░░ one is talking about ░░░░░░░░ a policy So I ░░░░░░░░ be well I would ░░░░░░░░ to see a an ░░░░░░░░ plan to bring this ░░░░░░░░ life And I don ░░░░░░░░ see it BARRON Lopez ░░░░░░░░ the National Guard have ░░░░░░░░ be deputized as they ░░░░░░░░ proposing considering that there ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t be enough ░░░░░░░░ Patrol agents to do ░░░░░░░░ like that Mayorkas So ░░░░░░░░ of the National Guard ░░░░░░░░ execute this mission implicates ░░░░░░░░ legal responsibilities and obligations ░░░░░░░░ relevant laws and assets ░░░░░░░░ what happens if one ░░░░░░░░ thinking of deploying the ░░░░░░░░ Guard in a particular ░░░░░░░░ and that state is ░░░░░░░░ hit by an extreme ░░░░░░░░ event extreme weather events ░░░░░░░░ only growing in severity ░░░░░░░░ frequency and the National ░░░░░░░░ is deployed We are ░░░░░░░░ a single event department ░░░░░░░░ are not a single ░░░░░░░░ government There are multiple ░░░░░░░░ of pressure on our ░░░░░░░░ on our resources Let ░░░░░░░░ be practical here BARRON ░░░░░░░░ Let s talk about ░░░░░░░░ which is where Mayorkas ░░░░░░░░ the way forgive me ░░░░░░░░ was speaking of operational ░░░░░░░░ I was talking about ░░░░░░░░ I was not talking ░░░░░░░░ policy I didn t ░░░░░░░░ the fundamental issue of ░░░░░░░░ that is good policy ░░░░░░░░ Do you want to ░░░░░░░░ whether or not it ░░░░░░░░ good policy Mayorkas It ░░░░░░░░ not good policy Laughter ░░░░░░░░ Applause)