CBP Commissioner Mark Morgan on the Girl Crying for Her Dad Detained by ICE: ‘Her Father Committed a Crime’

TAPPER So it seems ░░░░░░░░ undocumented workers the dad ░░░░░░░░ that little girl and ░░░░░░░░ like often bear the ░░░░░░░░ of these raids and ░░░░░░░░ the employers who hire ░░░░░░░░ Isn t it important ░░░░░░░░ hold businesses responsible for ░░░░░░░░ Researchers at Syracuse University ░░░░░░░░ that from April of ░░░░░░░░ to March of 2019 ░░░░░░░░ Trump Administration prosecuted zero ░░░░░░░░ and only 11 individuals ░░░░░░░░ employing undocumented immigrants Obviously ░░░░░░░░ of thousands of undocumented ░░░░░░░░ have been targeted MORGAN ░░░░░░░░ think about what you ░░░░░░░░ saying Jake So you ░░░░░░░░ saying on one hand ░░░░░░░░ we re not doing ░░░░░░░░ and then when we ░░░░░░░░ out and we actually ░░░░░░░░ what you re saying ░░░░░░░░ need to do more ░░░░░░░░ they are chastised for ░░░░░░░░ that TAPPER I m ░░░░░░░░ why aren t you ░░░░░░░░ more on the companies ░░░░░░░░ the business owners MORGAN ░░░░░░░░ are Again this was ░░░░░░░░ joint criminal investigation between ░░░░░░░░ and the Department of ░░░░░░░░ which was targeting the ░░░░░░░░ that were hiring illegal ░░░░░░░░ TAPPER Are there any ░░░░░░░░ against the companies or ░░░░░░░░ business owners MORGAN It ░░░░░░░░ a pending investigation right ░░░░░░░░ It is a criminal ░░░░░░░░ warrant to go in ░░░░░░░░ to collect more information ░░░░░░░░ intelligence and that investigation ░░░░░░░░ ongoing but that s ░░░░░░░░ intent of that investigation ░░░░░░░░ Is it important for ░░░░░░░░ to not employ these ░░░░░░░░ who are in this ░░░░░░░░ illegally and exploit them ░░░░░░░░ you suggested MORGAN Absolutely ░░░░░░░░ it s two fold ░░░░░░░░ I think the American ░░░░░░░░ need to understand that ░░░░░░░░ exactly what s happening ░░░░░░░░ these individuals seeking a ░░░░░░░░ life first are being ░░░░░░░░ by the cartels to ░░░░░░░░ here Once they come ░░░░░░░░ the United States then ░░░░░░░░ re further exploited by ░░░░░░░░ States companies by paying ░░░░░░░░ wages but that s ░░░░░░░░ the first element of ░░░░░░░░ These individuals here and ░░░░░░░░ girl I know it ░░░░░░░░ emotional I know it ░░░░░░░░ done on purpose to ░░░░░░░░ a picture like that ░░░░░░░░ What s done on ░░░░░░░░ MORGAN To show the ░░░░░░░░ Jake this is TAPPER ░░░░░░░░ in the wake of ░░░░░░░░ raids we interview people ░░░░░░░░ are affected by them ░░░░░░░░ How about interview the ░░░░░░░░ because a majority of ░░░░░░░░ in these cases these ░░░░░░░░ that are here illegally ░░░░░░░░ also steal identities of ░░░░░░░░ S citizens they get ░░░░░░░░ documents Social Security cards ░░░░░░░░ etc and so it ░░░░░░░░ not just a victimless ░░░░░░░░ that s going on ░░░░░░░░ First of all they ░░░░░░░░ here illegally and then ░░░░░░░░ lot of times there ░░░░░░░░ additional fraud that goes ░░░░░░░░ this for them to ░░░░░░░░ to get these jobs ░░░░░░░░ these companies So I ░░░░░░░░ that the girl is ░░░░░░░░ and I get that ░░░░░░░░ her father committed a ░░░░░░░░ and just so the ░░░░░░░░ people know also is ░░░░░░░░ girl had mother was ░░░░░░░░ and she was reunited ░░░░░░░░ her mother within a ░░░░░░░░ hours that night.”