and also have an opportunity to thank the men and women answer each and every day the department of homeland security to keep us safe. certainly i think every member of this committee is thankful for the work you do and everybody at the department of homeland security. we look forward to working closely with you as we work to overcome these challenges. the record for this thing will remain open 415 days until august 11 at 5 p.m. for the submission of statements and questions for the record. with that this hearing is now adjourned. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> c-span is your unfiltered view of government. we are funded by these television companies and more, including comcast. >> it's way more than just a community center. >> comcast is partnering with 1000 community centers to create lifted zones so students can get the tools they need for anything. >> comcast supports c-span as a public service, along with these other television providers, giving you a front row seat to democracy. >> washington journal, every day taking your calls live on the air o

secretary mayorkas is the seventh secretary of the department of homeland security. previously he served the department as deputy secretary and as director of u.s. citizenship and immigration services, and began his public service at the department of justice. thank you for appearing before the committee today. i understand that you have a limited time with us and get a very important counter-narcotics engagement immediately following this hearing so we appreciate you will be available for only one round of questions. we also look forward to you appearing before the committee in two months for our annual threats hearing, and i will now recognize you for seven minutes for your opening statement. >> chairman peters, ranking member portman, and distinguished members of the committee, good morning, thank you for the opportunity to be with you again today. allow me to join you in expressing my sorrow on the passing of senator enzi with whom i had the privilege of working in my prior tenure in the department of homeland security, and allow me to join you, please, in express

i wrote a letter to the department of homeland security, to the secretary of homeland security in may requesting information on what the department was doing to deter and combat violent attacks, including on their personnel. any attack on our nations law enforcement or other government officials is an attack on the rule of law and on our american ideals. the safety and security of our communities has been a key priority for this committee and for me. after the pittsburgh tree of life tragedy, i brought together leaders of faith-based groups and nonprofit entities across ohio for a security conference in columbus to discuss how to best respond to these threats. we had the department upon -- the department of homeland security, the fbi. we talked about what could be done at the conference. we said congress can and should do more. i redoubled efforts in congress to provide communities with the resources needed to protect themselves from acts of violence. i have worked to support the department of from insecurity's grant program -- homeland security's grant program to secure facilities. l

the department of state and department of homeland security will facilitate an initial processing and overseas transit points and prepare for movement for all those transported by the department of defense. thank you. sec. kirby: ok, we will get to questions. reporter: general, has the u.s. military conducted any airstrikes today or in the last 24 hours or so? also, there and reports of afghan pilots flying their aircraft to other countries. is that happening and is the u.s. taking steps to prevent aircraft or other military equipment from falling into the hands of the taliban? >> on the first question on the strikes, no strikes have been conducted in the last 24 hours, but the commander on the ground to news maintain that capability if required to do so. the commander has the assets that are available, and in support from other areas of the region. i don't have information on the second part of the question, but we will get back to you. reporter: no u.s. action is being taken to prevent equipment falling into the hands of the taliban i destroying it? maj. gen. taylor: i don't have an

again, because of the great personnel of the department of homeland security and across the federal enterprisero mayorkas, thank you so much. you've got your hands full. thanks for finding time for us today. >> thank you for the pleasure of being here. >>> one step closer, the senate is back in session. they were in session all weekend, in fact, taking up the long-awaited infrastructure plan. 2,700 pages. what's in it? >>> on the streets, 7 million americans facing possible eviction after washington let the federal freeze run out. the deepening divide between the white house and congressional democrats on this. you're watching "andrew mitchell reports." this is msnbc. , these are pants, dog. no way. my pants are pants, dog. pizza on a bagel—we can all agree with that. uhm whatever those are, they're not pants. [ ding ] ♪ ♪ here we go. ♪ ♪ ♪ so i'd like to know where you got the notion ♪ ♪ to rock the boat don't rock the boat, baby ♪ ♪ rock the boat don't tip the boat over ♪ ♪ rock the boat ♪ ♪ don't rock the boat, baby ♪ ♪ rock the boat ♪ see disney's jungle cruise. it's time to rock the boat,

i also want to introduce the department of homeland security chief medical officer. i want to communicate very clearly that the situation at the border is one of the toughest challenges we face. it is complicated, changing, and involves vulnerable people at a time of a global pandemic. i want to provide information to you, the facts, the challenge we face, and why, and our plan to meet the challenge. that is what we do, we confront challenges and meet them. i also want to take a few minutes to debunk false information that has been spread . before i provide the latest numbers, and they reflect an increase in encounters at points of entry, i want to explain who the migrants are, the composition of the migrant population in the process we follow. let me start with unaccompanied children. as i think all of you know, in the prior administration, title 42 authority of the centers for disease control was used to expel unaccompanied children regardless of their age. that is a practice that we discontinued immediately in the biden administration for humanitarian reasons, beca

the department of state and homeland security will facilitate initial processing and overseas transit points and prepare for onward movement for all those transported by the department of defense. thank you. >> will get the questions. >> question for general taylor. has the u.s. military conducted any airstrikes today or over the last 24 hours or so and also there've been some reports of afghan pilots flying their aircraft into other countries. is that happening in his the u.s. taking further steps to prevent aircraft from falling into the hands of the taliban. >> no strikes have been conducted in the last 24 hours. the commander on the ground continues to maintain that capability f required to do so. the commander has the assets that are available i do not have information on the second part of the question. so there's no u.s. action? >> i do not have an answer to that question. gen. taylor: what we know that happened at the airport was there were a lot of afghans that were trying to get out of the country. i don't think that was a lack of planning. as we look at the coordination wit

trillion plan will ultimately be all about. >> let me ask you quickly about this new department of homeland securityin warning of a range of possible threats. the intelligence chief is saying through the department of homeland security that what they're seeing right now reminds them a great deal of what they saw ahead of the january 6th attack. what is your response to all of that? >> well, it's deeply concerning. i'm hopeful that we will be able to receive a classified briefing some time soon. as you know, jim, we will be back in washington during the week of august 23rd. a lot going on in the country and in the world. but the protection and safety and well-being of the american people has to be a foremost priority for all of out. i'm confident that the biden administration will do everything necessary to continue to secure the homeland as best they can. but it certainly is something for us to be bravely concerned about. >> absolutely. you just can't have something like that ever happen again. congressman, thank you so much. we appreciate it. have a good weekend. talk to you soon. >> thanks so much

it is ridiculous to want to abolish this agency and take money from the department of homeland securityof homeland security has fema, the coast guard, secret service, the terrorist screening center? it is ridiculous, concept for a congressman to say i want to abolish the department of homeland security whose job is to protect our homeland, that is ridiculous concept to begin with. trey: all right, if i am keeping score at home progressives don't want i.c.e., they don't want state and local law enforcement helping with enforcement immigration. i am struggling to figure out what they want? if you don't want the border patrol to stop people from coming into the country and you don't want i.c.e., once they pass the border, to help with deportations and state and local cops cannot help at all, what do they want? >> you know they want a society without law enforcement and shame on them, they realize border patrol saved over 7,000 live so far this year. children, drowning in the rivers and dying in the deserts. the president said that last administration watched children die on the banks of th

of the did. hs is with honor and integrity to safeguard our homeland, our people and our values. they are not doing it there has got to be accountability both at the level of department of homeland security jillian: i guess i will kind of reiterate and double down on todd's question. we discussed this at length over the last few days and weeks. if you are successful in getting secretary mayorkas out and a new person comes in, you know, it's hard to fathom a scenario in which there is going to be drastic changes. you look at these border encounters here in the southwest, this is june of 2020 and 2021, and you can see this year we're nearing 200,000 in just that month. june of 2020 was just over 33,000. i mean, these numbers are stark differences. so, you know, is a new person going to change those numbers? >> not unless we have change in policy from the biden administration. i mean, you are exactly correct. that's why we are trying to apply pressure across the board. i mean, kamala harris has been in charge now as the czar. she doesn't even really care to go. she doesn't want to know what's happening at our southern border. biden has reversed of all the policies, so, yeah, if we have a co

the department of state and the department of homeland security will facilitate processing at overseas transit point. thank you. >> okay. we'll get to questions. bob, want to go? >> thanks. question for general taylor. general, has the u.s. military conducted any airstrikes today or in the last 24 hours or so? and also there have been some reports of afghan pilots flying the aircraft into other countries. is that happening and is the u.s. taking any sort of steps to prevent the aircraft or other military equipment from falling into the hands of the taliban? >> first off, the first question on the strikes. no strikes have been conducted in the last 24 hours. but the commander on the ground continues to maintain that capability if required to do so. the commander has the assets that are available and in support from other areas of the region. i don't have information on your second part of the question. but we'll get back to that. >> there's no u.s. actions being taken to prevent equipment from falling into the hands of taliban by destroying it or anything else? >> i don't have the answe

during a visit to south texas thursday, department of homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas situation presents a serious challenge and told border patrol agents in a private meeting the migration situation is unsustainable and if the border is the first line of defense, the u.s. will lose. >> what i communicated to them and they very well understood is the fact that we are not in this alone as the united states government, but we -- this is a regional issue, but we are also working together to interdict irregular migration and to attack the smuggling organizations. >> reporter: the biden administration says it resumed a fast-track deportation program of migrants who don't qualify for asylum. they've also begun the controversial practice of deporting some migrants deeper into mexico to deter them from immediately crossing back into the united states. but some local border officials say it's not happening fast enough. >> this is not sustainable. the best analogy that i can give you, sir, is that we have a huge water leak. you can't send people to mop the water. you have to sen

nels: in your written testimony, it says they department of homeland security, oig issues hundreds of recommendations to improve the integrity, accountability, and performance of the department, the department of homeland security. the dhs inspector general is one of nine statutory iag's who are members of the pandemic response accountability committee. we know the cares act provided homeland security almost 46 billion dollars for covid-19 relief, and i believe your department, you have around 3 million of that to conduct oversight of those funds. my question for you is, are you monitoring the resources the biden administration uses on border mission? mr. izzard: we have a number of ongoing projects regarding the border at this time. in fact, our inspector general made a number of trips to the border personally to take a look at the humanitarian crisis occurring at the border. as a result of that trip, our office has initiated additional projects. there are projects that are ongoing. i would be happy to get with our staff and provide details of what those projects entail and what they

it's imperative that we look at the recommendations i mentioned specifically in terms of department of homeland security oversight that your committee has. that we look at requiring a mapping program of the type of data that the department of homeland security collects on all of us. how does it retain it, who does it share it with, what does it do with it. we don't know that information and i think it's critical if we are going to have community trust. the reason we have to take a skeptical approach to all of this is because of the practices and abuses that our community has seen. so we have to do better to keep all of us safe and that requires test -- trust in government. we don't have that for good reason. >> ms. neumann, if you might concisely on such -- what such a review of those policies might look like. >> in february 2020 i was testifying on the house and i actually called for a bipartisan commission to look at both the past as well as what do we need to do about thomistic terrorism. so it was before the present experience that we've all gone through of january 6 and quite frankly the spike that

the department of homeland security warning of potential violence ahead. why experts say that new threats are very similar to what they saw on the capitol. >>> do you believe trouble. states of emergency up in two dozen counties and we're tracking another system right behind it. >>> welcome to your saturday, august 14th. we're so grateful to have you waking up with us. good morning. >> good morning. christi, always great to see you. we have plenty of news to get to this morning. the biden white house facing two crises as the nation battles a fourth surge of covid-19 and afghan anything stand now on the brink of collapse as more cities fall to the taliban leaving americans there in harm's way. >> the pentagon's deploying more than 3,000 troops into that country after the u.s. issued a major warning to american citizens to get out. officials say there's no imminent tret of them seizing kabul. the pentagon is pushing back on criticism that the u.s. was caught off guard by the taliban's rapid gains. >> what we couldn't predict was the lack of resistance they w

of failure in washington to adequately address border security and fix our broken immigration system. senator portman and i have introduced bipartisan legislation that would require the department of homeland security to finally develop a plan to handle increases at the border. to take the politics out of this, no matter which party controls congress or the white house, and to provide dedicated funding to carry out that plan and ensure a secure, humane process at the border. finding common ground on issues like this is hard, but it's important. i, like many of you, like many of my colleagues, i spent years admiring the way the late senator john mccain represented arizona in the united states senate. but my first impressions of john mccain were not of him as a senator but of his service in the navy. he was a hero of young naval aviators like me, an example of how to serve your country honorably and bravely, including in the impossible circumstance of being shot down and captured. his legacy means so much to the state of arizona, and it lives on through his children and his wife cindy, who i'm so grateful to have here today in the gallery. thank you. mr. kelly: his legacy, it's something tha

we're also hearing from the head of intelligence at the department of homeland security. chatter they are seeing online, on social media in different online forums is akin to what they were hearing to the lead up of january 6th. they are seeing an uptick in that violent language that they say john cohen, the head of intelligence at the dhs says could lead to more violence. this is something they have been warning for quite some time. there are a number of conspiracy theories that are fueling this potential violence. through that, there is one common element and that is a police chief that donald trump is the real winner of the 2020 election. this big lie, as we have been calling it, has the real potential to fuel violence. that big lie is not going away. donald trump continues to spout it at rally and speeches and he has others doing the same. dhs warning there's potential for violence on a number of different fronts. victor. >> clear danger in repeating that lie. thank you. >>> the homeland security secretary says that the surge at the border, the surge in border crossing

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brand new reporting just in within the last couple minutes on a new warning from the department of homeland securityartments around the country. nbc news reporting that local law enforcement officers are being told that these false claims of fraud, lies about the 2020 election are fueling calls for violence online. ken, what else can you tell us? >> dhs officials had a phone call earlier this week with senior members of police departments around the country including nypd and the d.c. police about this. those officials expressed concern that they are seeing the same thing which is on social media and in public forums, there are increasing calls for violence in response to these conspiracy theories about fraud in the 2020 election and about the alleged possible reinstatement of former president donald trump. one of the lessons from the january 6th riots that dhs took was not enough attention was paid to what was being said on social media. not about specific plots but in general the climate where there were calls for violence. they don't want to make that mistake again. they are airing on the side of

the intention chief at the department of homeland security says there's an alarming amount of onlinenow from extremists. john cohen says it's strikingly similar to what was out there before the january 6th attack on the u.s. capitol. let's get to our senior national correspondent alex. what specifically are officials hearing? >> reporter: this is disturbing news from an exclusive interview our colleague did with dhs head of intelligence. and what he is saying is that some of this online chatter, on social media and different online platforms include phrases like the system is broken. they call on people to take action into their own hands. and to bring out the gallows. it is hard to underestimate how significant these comments can be, because as you know, pam, on january 6th, we heard calls by the capitol insurrectionists to hang mike pence. there were actually gallows, makeshift gallows on the national mall. it is not just that these comments are similar to what we saw before january 6th according to cohen. there is an up tick in the calls for violence. cohen told cnn there are a nu

of september 11th, homeland security officials hear extremist rhetoric online that's similar to the build up before the january 6 riot at the capitol. jessica schneider has details. >> reporter: the departmentreat bulletin and it is detailing a diverse set of potential threats that ranges from domestic terrorism that could include people participating grievance based violence and the warning is coming out now because the 20th anniversary of 9/11 is weeks away. dhs says that poses potential for violence. plus, the ongoing pandemic is in flaming anger from people against government restrictions and against public health safety measures. dhs says this. the reopening of institutions, including schools, and several dates of religious significance could provide increased targets of opportunity for violence, though there are tucurrently no threats identified. our team learned in an exclusive interview with homeland security intelligence chief john cohen that they're seeing online extremist rhetoric strikingly similar to what they saw in the build up to the january 6th attack on the capitol. they're seeing increasing calls for violence, violence linked to conspiracy theories, false narratives. benn

. >>> we are coming up on the 20-year mark since the september 11th attacks and the department of homeland securityissuing a national terrorism advisory warning of grievance based domestic terror threats as well as foreign terror threats. we are live at the justice department with more on that. david? >> jon, this is the official bulletin that came out yesterday from the secretary of homeland security. it is two pages long. it is serious. it is grim. it is telling americans to pay attention for several months following the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorism attacks here in the united states. the message is for anyone living in this country to be vigilant and pay attention. this bulletin again from homeland security secretary mentions, quote, public health safety measures and quote perceived government restrictions as probable root causes of potential violence. don't forget the biden administration's push to get as many people vaccinated as possible combined with some of those mask mandates that are dividing families, friends, and in some extreme cases causing people to go on-line and think abou

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i think this is the department of homeland security again ringing the bell of concerns about potentiallence in the month of august. they say there's not enough specificity to point directly to a specific intended attack, but they would not be issuing this warning without acting on specific intelligence. so, i think we need to take all precautions leading into this month to keep a close eye on public statements from those figures from the former president down through the leaders in the extremist community to see -- to try to uncover any sort of information we have as to -- >> i read this public safety notification, and it is very, very disturbing indeed. let's hope it doesn't materialize. but they're gearing up for a worst-case scenario. thank you both. >>> up next, the embattled new york governor andrew cuomo described as being in a fighting mood right now, even as aides try to persuade him to resign amid multiple accusations of sexual harassment. rk, new car replacement, you can get a new one. (customer) that is something else. (burke) get a whole lot of something with farmers policy

according with the fbi, nctc, and custom and border control standards directed by the department of homeland security. we are working around the clock to provide safe, sanitary appropriate receptions at processing at all of our locations throughout the world. i know you have questions about the current timeline. our mission remains unchanged. for each day of the operation we have carried out the direction of the president and the secretary of defense. until that mission changes we will continue to put forward our maximum effort to safely evacuate as many people as possible. we will keep you updated. i want to give you a short update on haiti. the department of defense and u.s. southern command are continuing to be in full support of usaid as the lead federal agency. the bureau for humanitarian assistance team has bound the ground since the beginning. we have been supporting them since then. as have a lot of allied partners working with international community to identify points of need. this lifesaving aid and assistance mission is where dod's unique capabilities, specifically an airlift and just six

what if you told the department of homeland security because we have a big problem coming into the southernnversation was abruptly ended. trying to get ahold of someone at the department of homeland security, saying, look, this is a serious situation, title 42 needs to be reimplemented. it has. i'm grateful for that. there is still the exception for children. it was a step in the right direction. i will give the biden administration credit for that. it was late. it should have happened easily a month ago, if not two months ago, perhaps should never have been rescinded but the title 42 protection is an enormous first step, the first sign i've seen of any inkling that we've got a problem there and heaven knows we have a problem there unlike anyone has ever seen before. dagen: and vice president kamala harris is still an embarrassment, talking about root causes. well, the root causes are the white house's policies. congressman michael burgess, a pleasure, sir. thank you. coming up, a record number of migrants at the southern border, we discuss how the biden administration's policies as i said

daryl johnson was an analyst with the department of homeland security's office of intelligence and analysisuthored an internal report warning about the rise of right-wing extremism. in the past year i would say, have you seen a change in how national security and government forces and law enforcement have thought about the domestic terror risk? >> last year, we experienced two additional facilitators of extremism in this country. the first was the covid-19 pandemic. this really agitated and fanned the fears and paranoia of these far-right groups because now you have governments instituting regulations and orders and requirements to wear our masks. the second thing that happened is the fact we had social unrest surrounding the george floyd killing. so, again, this fed into extremist fears and paranoia that this would spill out into rural, small town america. soledad: let's talk about january 6. i am on social media. people have been talking about this very thing, maybe not all the specific details, but definitely storm the capitol. we have a thing were going to do on this day. people who mon

so the department of homeland security secretary said that 27% of that 212,000 are people who have triedd, many of these migrants are being swiftly expelled under a pandemic related policy. and third it includes 19,000 unaccompanied migrant children. we were talking about a record number of children in march and the over crowded border facility and the administration still wrestling with the number of children in july. though they have made end roads in placing the children in shelters. now here is where the department of homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas had to say from the southern border. >> it is critical that intending migrants understand clearly that they will be turned back if they enter the united states illegally and do not have a basis for relief under our laws. we are also at the same time developing and implementing foundational changes. >> reporter: so what you're hearing the secretary say is warning migrants not to come to the u.s./mexico border trying to des courage them saying they will be expelled if they come. and pledging to create a more capable immigrati

screening and security vetting is conducted by a combination of the intelligence, law enforcement and counterterrorism professionals from across the government so the department of homeland security, department of defense, the fbi, state department and the nct, the national counterterrorism center and the additional counterintelligence community partners. what they are doing is conducting screening security vetting for all siv applicants and other vulnerable afghans before they are allowed into the united states this. includes reviews of both biographic and biometric data and if an individual is not through that vetting process they are not coming into the united states. >> any estimates for how long it will take to work through that backsflog could these people be going through the system for months or years? >> people who are in third countries? >> well, what i tell you it typically takes months to go through this process, and what this is a signal of is the fact that this is a top priority for the president and the intelligence community and the individuals who oversee this investigate process who have massively expedited the process in order to move through the neces

undermine anyone who worked on solving this special visa issue by devastating the system at department of homeland securitynt. olivia troye joins me now. a lot of people read what you had to. right which you had to say over the weekend, with a lot of interesting things myself. and doing some reporting on this, i've sort of come back into the story, the special immigrant visa, has been a huge obstacle here. can you just explain what we're talking about? and why it is so central to understand the story. >> it's critical, because what it is, it's a special programs that aside for people who really assist us when we're on the ground, translators, interpreters, people that work for the u.s. government directly, whether it's the embassy, or other operations. the military intelligence, community. it's a special set of visas, set aside for people who work with us in these programs. there's also other programs that is cyst with people who are helping, programs people that are u.s. funded on the ground. there's also the pizza program, that you don't hear about, it talk about refugees, which is also assists in other