Fmr DHS Sec. Jeh Johnson: In 2014 ‘We Expanded Family Detention’

MITCHELL People scared off ░░░░░░░░ his rhetoric during the ░░░░░░░░ JOHNSON Correct Lesson learned ░░░░░░░░ migration reacts sharply to ░░░░░░░░ changes in enforcement policy ░░░░░░░░ the short term but ░░░░░░░░ always reverts back longer ░░░░░░░░ to the longer term ░░░░░░░░ given the underlying conditions ░░░░░░░░ so called push factors ░░░░░░░░ Central America That s ░░░░░░░░ President Trump and his ░░░░░░░░ have seen now over ░░░░░░░░ last year The numbers ░░░░░░░░ 40 or 50 thousand ░░░░░░░░ month and they re ░░░░░░░░ very frustrated by that ░░░░░░░░ in 2014 to deal ░░░░░░░░ the spike then with ░░░░░░░░ families we did a ░░░░░░░░ of things including working ░░░░░░░░ the government of Mexico ░░░░░░░░ obtaining their cooperation on ░░░░░░░░ their southern border But ░░░░░░░░ also expanded family detention ░░░░░░░░ was I freely admit ░░░░░░░░ MITCHELL And you got ░░░░░░░░ lot of heat for ░░░░░░░░ JOHNSON We got a ░░░░░░░░ of heat for it ░░░░░░░░ were just 95 beds ░░░░░░░░ of a total for ░░░░░░░░ 000 equipped to handle ░░░░░░░░ We expanded that capability ░░░░░░░░ ll freely admit that ░░░░░░░░ made a big deal ░░░░░░░░ of it so people ░░░░░░░░ see what we were ░░░░░░░░ It was not capture ░░░░░░░░ release not catch and ░░░░░░░░ And then we were ░░░░░░░░ with this Flores case ░░░░░░░░ is a settlement It ░░░░░░░░ a settlement reached in ░░░░░░░░ to deal with the ░░░░░░░░ of unaccompanied minors What ░░░░░░░░ basically said it was ░░░░░░░░ agreement with the government ░░░░░░░░ an unaccompanied child cannot ░░░░░░░░ held in detention and ░░░░░░░░ an unaccompanied child can ░░░░░░░░ be held in a ░░░░░░░░ non secure facility In ░░░░░░░░ the judge overseeing that ░░░░░░░░ frankly expanded the terms ░░░░░░░░ that settlement to include ░░░░░░░░ which we opposed and ░░░░░░░░ were frankly surprised at ░░░░░░░░ ruling And that s ░░░░░░░░ this administration is dealing ░░░░░░░░ now If you read ░░░░░░░░ executive order very carefully ░░░░░░░░ President is saying Okay ░░░░░░░░ s now our policy ░░░░░░░░ keep families together but ░░░░░░░░ need to go back ░░░░░░░░ this judge and get ░░░░░░░░ to agree to change ░░░░░░░░ terms of that settlement ░░░░░░░░ Which hasn t happened ░░░░░░░░ No It depends on ░░░░░░░░ judge s permission MITCHELL ░░░░░░░░ that fact what do ░░░░░░░░ think is happening first ░░░░░░░░ all to the 2 ░░░░░░░░ kids who are not ░░░░░░░░ are still out there ░░░░░░░░ Somewhere in what is ░░░░░░░░ described as baby jails.”