Alejandro Mayorkas
Appearances
Morning Wire
Trump Keeps Winning & Drone Defense Debate | 12.16.24
Look, it is our job to be vigilant in the federal government with our state and local partners on behalf of the American public, and we can assure their safety by reason of that vigilance. We've deployed personnel, technology, and if there is any reason for concern, if we identify any foreign involvement or criminal activity, we will communicate with the American public accordingly.
Morning Wire
Trump Keeps Winning & Drone Defense Debate | 12.16.24
Right now, we are not aware of any. If we become aware of any, we will communicate accordingly and take appropriate action.
Morning Wire
Trump Keeps Winning & Drone Defense Debate | 12.16.24
We are aware of the drone sightings, as I've said. I think there are more than 8,000 drones flown every day in the United States. With respect to the ability to incapacitate those drones, we are limited in our authorities. We have certain agencies within the Department of Homeland Security that can do that and outside our department. But we need those authorities expanded as well.
The Dan Bongino Show
We Are NOT Falling For This Again (Ep. 2391)
China has, in fact, hacked into our telecommunications providers, some of them. And the extent of it is quite serious. And I should say that in response to that, we have taken action. We in the federal government have stood up a unified coordination group, a multi-agency response to this hack.
Up First from NPR
Dozens Dead in L.A. Fires, Middle East Ceasefire Talks, Homeland Security Chief
I don't think we prevailed in communicating to the American people successfully the challenges of migration.
Up First from NPR
Dozens Dead in L.A. Fires, Middle East Ceasefire Talks, Homeland Security Chief
I don't think we prevailed in communicating to the American people successfully the challenges of migration at an historic level since World War II.
Up First from NPR
Dozens Dead in L.A. Fires, Middle East Ceasefire Talks, Homeland Security Chief
I believe the number is well over 250,000, a very significant number.
Up First from NPR
Dozens Dead in L.A. Fires, Middle East Ceasefire Talks, Homeland Security Chief
Yes, it is. And we have built that capacity and we've built those processes.
Up First from NPR
Dozens Dead in L.A. Fires, Middle East Ceasefire Talks, Homeland Security Chief
They would be accompanying deported relatives, sometimes the very relatives upon whom they rely, to live.
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Dozens Dead in L.A. Fires, Middle East Ceasefire Talks, Homeland Security Chief
They would not. Presumably, the removal, the deportation of the individuals would be pursuant to law. That's a very difficult choice, and some would posit in some ways an inhumane choice to compel.