we in the department of homeland security, of course, with our partners across the federal government and state and local law enforcement consider domestic violent extremism to be the most prominent terrorism related threat to the homeland right now. i think our response in anticipation of what could have materialized on september 18 demonstrates the lessons learned from the january 6 insurrection. we gathered a great deal of intelligence and information from public facing sources as well as leveraging academic and other third party institutions. we disseminated that information and intelligence to state, local, tribal and territorial partners. we were far more prepared should anything have materialized on september 18 than was previously the case, mr. chairman. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i guess i would say a few things. first, starting back in june of 2019, i elevated racially and ethnically violent extremism to a national threat priority, which is our highest threat priority level. i think that has shown fruit in the fact that we have effectively doubled the number of domestic ter

disasters, followed by climate change threatening their health, disrupting travel, and diverting homeland security resources. please note that this committee greatly appreciate those working on the front lines and behind the scenes to secure the homeland on behalf of the american people. as we learned in 9/11, nothing short of it well coordinated whole of government effort will protect the nation against [inaudible] threats. 20 years on, the committee on homeland security remains committed to working with federal, state, and local partners on that critical effort. again, i thank our witnesses for joining us today, and the members for their participation. with that, i recognize the ranking, gentleman from new york, mister [inaudible] , for an opening statement. >> thank you, mister chairman and thank you to the witnesses for being here today. i'm pleased that the committee is holding this very important hearing as the united states fights itself facing increasingly dire threats on a number of threats impacting our homeland security. for the guiding the administration's deadly and chaotic withdrawal

former advisor to the department of homeland security and an expert on homeland security.sals on some of these policies. is it too little too late? >> yes, it is. the biden administration is re- implementing mpp not because they want to but because i have to. here is a problem. because they started down on day one they have to renegotiate this whole thing with the sovereign country mexico. mexico contained jill entire conditions on this and they have yet to be agreed to. we have seen the strategy of enticement as opposed to deterrence. we have seen them reinstated to catch and release. we have seen them limit cdp and i.c.e. and finally we have seen the inconsistent ways that they have been forced the cdc rule title 42 and next during an actual pandemic. i am not holding out much hope that they will put forth the good-faith efforts here to re- implement mpp. >> you are saying that the administration is only doing what it has to do. >> that is absolutely right. even though it worked. we know it worked. enough data over the past nine months that the trump strategies around bo

and given the increasing strains placed on the department of homeland security, we must ensure that they have the resources and personnel to effectively carry out this critical mission. from securing our borders, including our southern border, that is currently seeing an unprecedented number of migrants seeking safety and security in the united states, to responding to numerous natural disasters, and taking the lead role in vetting and resettling afghan refugees, dhs is playing a vital role in many of the most urgent issues facing our nation. dhs personnel along with our fbi and other national security personnel are on the front lines working to address these critical situations. and while many of us will never know the names of the thousands of personnel working tirelessly behind the scenes at your agencies to protect our country, we are all counting on you, and i appreciate each of our witnesses for taking the time to join us today. i look forward to a comprehensive and insightful discussion how we can best safeguard our nation. and with that, i'll turn it over to mr. foreman for openi

threats were nation's ability to innovate and prosper from an economic defense since -- and homeland security perspective. it's paramount for securing the homeland. it's extremely important we recognize the differences between ourselves and china and capitalize on the opportunities our system of governance processes. he must protect and encourage international norms that will allow for the trusted and successful proliferation of information and communication technologies. i cannot stay clearly enough that china is the pre-math -- preeminent threat actor we face as a nation and they are increasingly leveraging cyber to impact the homeland. they have increased their efforts to coordinate data through legal and illegal channels and a legitimate concern with the ccp ability to threaten and disrupt critical infrastructure, both new challenges to homeland security, prosperity and resilience. the u.s. needs to continue attributing and publishing -- and punishing nation sponsored cyber intrusion our homeland security operation should be poised to defend against these intrusions while protecting syste

as you both know i started off as a committee for homeland security. is is near and dear to my heart. with the us airport security and i commandeered for commercial aircraft side into the flying into the world trade center and the pentagon in the field in shanksville pennsylvania and with the american airlines flight flying integral traits in a reference of minded tsa was created one month after the terrorist attack intimate dramatic changes to the landscape gone are the days we get arrive minutes before takeoff but with the immense help of the private sector tsa private startup stood up with the aviation screening system in the nation and is truly grateful it has continuously adapted the screening procedures based on critical intelligence also expanding is focus on securing service transportation this is exactly the elasticity that the homeland security committee in the wake of 9/11 envisioned. when the committee was in new york recently at the memorial for the 20th anniversary at the museum we reflected on the nearly 3000 americans that died we didn't

what can the committee learn from these two former department of homeland security officials?ese two top dhs officials, chad wolf and chad cuccinelli were in power during the time between the november election and what happened on january 6th. we know during that timeframe, the trump white house was going to great lengths to try to get government agencies to get involved in what they believed or at least tried to claim was election fraud across the country. in fact, there's even a report of rudy giuliani, the former president's lawyer at the time, reaching out to ken cuccinelli and suggesting perhaps dhs needed to go in and impound some election voting machines across the country. so the committee could ask both of these men serious questions about the pressure campaign that was put on the trump white house to the department of homeland security during that period of time, and what if anything that could have possibly led to what we saw here on january 6th. we should point out, wolf, at this point, they have just been asked to voluntarily ask questions from this committee, the

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the office of professional responsibility within the department of homeland security's u.s. customs and border protection, number one. number two, we alerted the inspector general of the incidents. number three, i directed that the office of professional responsibility be present on site in del rio 24/7 to insure that the conduct of our personnel adheres to our policies, to our training, and to our values. i was horrified to see the images. and we look forward to learning the facts that are induced from the investigation. and we will take actions that those facts compel. we do not tolerate any mistreatment or abuse of a migrant, period. i also want to say, and i think it's very important tosay that i saw two other powerful things yesterday when i was there under the bridge in del rio. number one, i saw the acute vulnerability of the haitian population, the predominantly haitian population, and i cannot overstate how difficult that is to see. we're speaking about vulnerable individuals in a tragic circumstance. i also saw the extraordinary work of u.s. customs and border prot

you saw the video, but it was really my experience as homeland security -- in homeland security, one of the reasons i gave that background, whenever i was charged with the responsibility of protecting our country from the next terrorist attack, as undersecretary, i knew that we had our men and women in the military taking the fight to the enemy. but i also learned the value of a technologist. of a computer science geek. that might be in the national targeting center reviewing data and determining where the risks were to our country. it was data analysis that helped accomplish our goals as a nation after 9/11 in a way that is consistent with our love of freedom as well. so, it's that background, to fast forward i had the opportunity to run for governor, made that decision in 2014 and during that summer my granddaughter, she saw the video and is one of the ones beside me when i signed the bill. she was 11 at the time and she came to me and she said papaw, i made a mobile campaign app where people can volunteer and contribute to your campaign. it was a summer project this she and her da

it's another reason we needs secretary mayorkas, secretary of homeland security to get out.ee to even briefing members on the homeland security committee before the end of september on the individuals that have come across our border, apprehended that are on the known terrorist watch list. we know there are many of them who have. if the fbi can produce statistics in the number of people in criminal activity across the u.s. why won't homeland security released a number of individuals who have been apprehended at the southwest border that are on international terrorist watch list this administration is trying to hide something. >> fox news poll shows inflation is a top concern for voters right now and biden's approval rating is starting to take across the board, but biden pushed so hard in 2020 to help the middle class, but this is directly affecting the middle-class and not in a good way. >> absolutely. doesn't matter if it's gas or groceries or goods, we are going to pay for it to everyday americans like myself, doesn't matter what you are trying to do go about your daily li

as you know i started out as a subcommittee chair for tsa and homeland security. and it's a subject always near and dear to my heart. on september 11th, 2001, hijackers proceeded through the airport security and commandeered four commercial aircraft flying into the world trade center, the pentagon and shanksville, pennsylvania and two on the plane that crashed into the world trade center were friends of mine. transportation security was after. and gone were the days when you could arrive minutes before takeoff or meet family at the gate. and tsa established a robust aviation screening system and our nation is truly grateful. over the past 20 years, tsa adapted their screening procedures based on intelligence and risk expanding focus on securing surface transportation and this is exactly the type of elasticity that the homeland security committee in the wake of 9/11 envisioned. when our committee was in new york recently at the 9/11 museum, a memorial for the 20th anniversary of the terrible day in our history. we reflected on the 3,000 americans that died on 9/11.

over the past several years the department of homeland security, department of state and department of justice works together to build partnerships and initiate immigration programs and altered international relations that improved western hemisphere security beyondthe united states . t programs sought to enhance legitimate asylum asopportunities multiple countries while dramatically reducing asylum fraud in the us and expedited removal of fully adjudicated illegal aliens. as a result of those combined initiatives and it was not a silver bullet, the us borders are more secure to the end of calendar year than at any time in my entire career. my staff and i briefed transition teams and the newly appointed dhs leadership we strongly advise them against rescinding these programs. and we told them clearly that doing so would result in a mass migration n and it would significantly degrade border security which was further compounded today because of the all the issues we have to o deal with their. these recommendations and these personnel were completely ignored. as a direct result, the us i

he later served as the deputy secretary of homeland security under president george w.bush, capping off a career in public service spending more than four decades. without objection, the witnesses full statements will be inserted into the record. i now ask administrator pekoske to give his opening statement for five minutes. >> senator thompson, representative katko and other members. thank you for your statements. i appreciate the opportunity to appear with former administrators. they each continue to make substantial contributions to our country, they are my friends and colleagues. it is my honor to build on the foundation they established. each year we remember the 9/11 attacks and the 2977 people who perished. and our members at csa headquarters this year and the airports around the country, our theme was, united memory together in mission. i, like many of you, remember that day like it were yesterday. the terrorist attacks carried out on our homeland -- i remember what it also felt like for the country to unite around shared experience. we vowed to never forget and

there is no homeland security without border security and there is no border security without enforcementcause the 600,000 released in this administration are a priority. they are not a priority and i will tell you why. that number is pretty close to zero. then the same memorandum the recent border crossers our priorities and give a list of equities you must take into consideration. the memo says straight out being in the country illegally is not legal. it no longer warrants a removal so the secretary completely ignores the law passed by congress. it's clear when we have the highest numbers of illegal crossings in this country the same month we had the lowest number in the history of the agency. it's been abolished. not to the agencies but the abolished mission so hundreds of thousands have come across this country will never leave. just one data point i want to explain if you look at the executive office approximately 89% of the family units from central america who claim asylum, 89% lose their case, nine out of ten because you don't show up in court or they don't qualify and now the hun

that was deputy secretary and said it is interesting in the world of national security so in homeland securityr in cybersecurity the federal government is a coequal partner with the territorial colleagues and then 60 or 70 percent or more of every day meeting with partners either in industry at the state and local level which is incredibly fun because itl is all about building partnerships and relationshipssh and trust it is a fantastic job you have to say 100 days it sounds like it is a while that every day is fantastic. a couple of things i am focused on over the three years and then to lead the transformation and newest agency founded by my friend with a contentious election cycle and ais bunch of things that happened this year that are pretty intense. so now we really need to have the people that are in the process to set us up for success in 150 years so that is important we can all the work that we have to do on cybersecurity so that executive order that came out in may with 35 different tasks that cssa is a part of or what is the so that is really fundamental to ensure we can better pro

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most of my time, counterterrorism, intel, the federal government has monopoly power, but in homeland security and cyber security the federal government isn't it will partner with our territorial colleagues, so it is all about partnership, which i love. i probably spend 60% or 70% or more meeting with partners either in the industry or at the state and local level, which is incredibly fun, because it is all about building partnerships, relationships, and trust. it is a fantastic job. it is hard to think, 100 days, that sounds like it has been a while but every day has been fantastic. i see a couple of things i am focused on over the three years, whatever it is, maybe four buckets i will give you. the first is really leading the transformation. it is the newest agency founded by my good friend, and it went through a pandemic, a contentious election cycle and a bunch of things that happened this year that would -- were intense work. the transformation piece of this is not a trivial endeavor. we went to a big reorganization and we need to make sure that we have, the people, the technology , the p

as you all know, i started out as a sub committee chair for tsa on homeland security. this is a topic that's always near and dear to my heart. flight attendants on american airlines were friends of mine. transportation security administration was created in the months after this terrorist attack and made dramatic changes to our travel landscape. gone are the days when you could arrive for a flight minutes before takeoff or meet your arriving family members at the gate. with the immense help of the private sector, tsa quickly stood up and established a robust aviation screening system and our nation is truly tkpwraeuft. tsa has continuously adapted their screening procedures based on critical intelligence and risk while also expanding focus on securing the surface transportation. this is exactly the type of of elasticity that homeland security committee in the wake of 9/11 envisioned. when our committee was in new york reasonable at the 9/11 museum that's an amazing feat, and i wanted to keep it that way or to the next 20 years. i know all the members of the committee fe

look, there's a long history, even when i served in the department of homeland security, of people ofents that they didn't -- you know, from the opposite party. this should not be remarkable. and moreover, this particular office that she's serving is increasingly important. we face threats not just from within the united states but from overseas to the integrity of our election systems, so cybersecurity's important, and it's -- and it looks, from her background, that she's very much the right person for the job. >> yeah. it should not be remarkable, but the polling shows us that she's out of step with a large part of the party who believes that this is central to being a republican. elliot williams, thank you. >> take care, victor, alisyn. >> you too. >>> facebook is facing controversy today again, a report reveals what happens if you click the angry emoji on a facebook post. we'll explain that. sharing smiles together is a gift. at aspen dental, it's easy to gift yourself the smile you deserve. new patients, get started with a comprehensive exam and full set of x-rays with no obligat

what's concerning about this policy, he's the secretary of homeland security. u spend a few minutes on an enforcement action on the border to control the crisis. that's your job, secure the homeland. but he's ignoring that border right now and instead of calls it an enforcement action, some sort of deterrent or consequence, he writes a memo that will serve as enticement. as long as you don't commit mor better, rape or -- murder or rape or of arson, i.c.e. is not going to look for you. this is -- an announcement to the rest of the world, being in the country illegally is no longer illegal. that's what the memo says. let's shut down immigration because there's 700,000 people in the country right now that had due process at great taxpayer expense that was ordered removed by the immigration judge. if the orders don't mean anything, let's shut down the immigration court too, let's shut down the border patrol because illegal immigration in the united states is no longer illegal. maria: what an incredible time. under plumb we were at 4 -- president trump we were at 45

last month, the department of homeland security spent $445,000 for the installation of security fencinge he failed to secure the borders, he is making to secure the border on his vacation home. maybe walls to work after all. 19-year-old afghan refugee was arrested this past weekend for sexual assault. he was in montana because the government put him there. he's part of the federal afghan resettlement program. the governor called for the biden administration to temporary halt refugee resettlement in montana. back in september the governor said montana welcomes all were fully vended afghan allies. thomas is the former acting ice director. he joins us. one of the most alarming pieces about the story, tom, the lawyer for the fervor, the afghan guys said there was cultural and language barriers that played a role. like he doesn't know the english word for stop? or it might mean something different in afghanistan than it does in montana. >> first, let me fix what was said earlier. at the turn of homeland security once again is lying. we'll find out it's close to 1.9 as the numbers come up and

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despite authority placed within the department of homeland security to respond to cyber attacks on pipelines including through tsa authority, to issue marriage security directives, the department of energy was made the lead agency for response to the colonial incident. additionally, the federal government did not deem the attack a significant cyber incident as defined by policy, despite its substantial impact. if you don't believe me, ask those folk who are trying to find gasoline all over everywhere while this event was going on. it was a significant cyber event. cyber incidents response plans have been carefully crafted to ensure proper government response to incidents and we must ensure they are followed appropriately. the tax on colonial and others provide opportunities to learn and improve the resiliency of the pipeline sector and critical infrastructure across the u.s. i was pleased to see tsa take initial action by issuing the first ever mandatory cyber security requirements for pipelines. these new requirements went into effect on may 28th and will be critical to improving coordinati

the department of homeland security spent nearly half a million dollars hiring a company called turnstoner the "purchase installation of security fencing at joe biden the summer beach house in delaware. so while joe biden refuses to secure america's southern border, he is making sure it taxpayers secure the border around his vacation home. maybe walls really do work after all. a 19-year-old afghan refugee named zababdullah mohammed was arrested. he is part of the federal afghan resettlement program. in response, montana governor greg ginn forte called for the biden administrationfo temporarily halt -- but said, montana welcomes our fully vetted afghan allies. thomas homan is the former acting i.c.e. director. he joins us. one of the most alarming pieces about the story, tom, the lawyer for this, this afghan guy, said there were cultural and language barriers that played a role in the rape. like he doesn't know the english word for stop, or rape might mean sending different in afghanistan that it does in montana. >> let me fix what was said earlier pay the department of homeland security i

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department of homeland security in a statement says, quote, we are working to do so despite our appealf the court's order, dhs will also be issuing a memorandum terminating mmp and republicans have been pushing the administration to reinstate it. >> yeah, no, myself and many of my republican colleagues have been pushing to reinstate the trump-policies that work, the remain in mexico policy works. it's encouraging to see the administration start to go down that route. we have to hold them accountable and i'm not stopping until i see that policy get reinstated. rich: just down the road from here a group of about 100 migrants crossed near last night where border patrol processes them, usually if they're traveling as families or paroled into the united states with request to appear in immigration court or register at local immigration office and the tempo has slowed after incredibly busy super. we are still wait to go get the official numbers from september. september is the end of the 2021 fiscal year. if those numbers are elevated, you could see the largest recorded fiscal year in histor

he is secretary of homeland security. one thing he needs to understand, we don't have national security, we don't have homeland security, unless you have border security. if he took five minutes to look at the data, the data that clearly shows every place they build a border barrier, every place, illegal immigration went down, illegal drug flow went down. that is security. the wall is something the border patrol has been asking for for decades. this isn't president trump's wall. this is america's wall. this is a tool the border patrol needs. carley: i'm sure it doesn't come as a surprise to anybody watching right now that the biden administration canceled the border fence. as for how the money is going to be used, they're going to shift it over to environmental projects. i have a feeling that a lot of the people living on the southern border that are dealing with this issue and this influx of illegal immigrants crossing into their own property, i think they would rather have the money spent on the border barrier as opposed

homeland security, state, transportation, housing, health and human services, ag, education, and social security. this report follows a 2019 report i released with senator carper as chair of the permanent subcommittee on investigations evaluating the same eight agencies. in this year's report, dhs, department of homeland security, had an effective cybersecurity program. every other agency failed to meet the started. we also found the average grade across all government agencies was a c minus. close to failing. the report identifies several common agency vulnerabilities including failure to protect personally identifiable information, maintain accurate and up to date list of agencies i.t. assets, install security patches in a timely fashion, and retire vulnerable legacy technology that is no longer secure. securing fragmented networks against increasingly sophisticated attacker is not an easy or trivial task. it would unfair to suggest otherwise. yet in nearly seven years since fisma was last updated in 2014 agencies still have the same vulnerabilities year after year. accountability is

there is no homeland security without border security. you know what, there's no border security without interior enforcement because these hundreds of thousands released by there administration, the secretary and this piece of paper, they are a priority. they are not a priority. i'll tell you why. ask i.c.e. how many border crossers they have arrested in dwriets and removed. that number is pretty close to zero. we said recent border crossers are priorities, they give it a list of equities you must take in consideration. straight out, that being in the country illegally is no longer illegal. the agency they have abolished the mission. hundreds of thousands os of people coming across the country will never leave. approximately 89% of all family units from central america who claim asylum, 89% lose their case. nine out of ten. dhs life sick -- cycle report says 3%. this is by design. many with covid, many with criminal histories that will never leave. >> if i may, senators, in support of what the former director said, i can tell you first h

secretary of homeland security mayorkas is telling i.c.e.nts to put the emphasis for deportation on those who impose a risk to public safety or national security. meaning someone's immigration status alone isn't enough for them to be detained or expelled back to their home country. but brandon judge says the change will undoubtedly cause issues for authorities along the border. >> the number of people that will draw to our borders illegally is going to be astronomical. again, it ties up our hands. we can't do our jobs effectively because we're too busy dealing with things that we shouldn't be dealing with. >> now, since that huge group of mostly haitian nationals crossed the border a few weeks ago, we haven't seen anything quite like that since. it's mostly been smaller groups of five to six people, and the ones we have spoken with are all from cuba or venezuela. one migrant says she's thankful to have arrived, but it is bittersweet knowing she's left her family behind. >> my heart has pain because they don't have anything like this [inaudib

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states government in today's high level dialogue, including the attorney general structure of homeland security, the deputy sector, the treasury in and of itself reflects how seriously we take our shared responsibility to deliver security for our people and the comprehensive tools that we are bringing to bear to do that. but crucial as this new framework is, we want the mexico us relationship to the about more much more than migration and security. instead, it has to reflect the full range of issues where we share interests and we share values, including the environment, agriculture technology, energy trades, supply chains, and the innovative ideas that we came up with at the 1st level, economic dialogue. the next months and years could the transformation in realizing the full potential of the mexico us relationship and delivering in concrete ways for our people were committed to working with our mexican partners to make that happen. thank you very, very much good. i said with those put it on to the left brain to me and i go that up with a has a part of a i want to know a border security will b

two other big stories we are following at this hour, the homeland security department canceling border wall contract in parts of texas with some of the highest migrant traffic even as a new wave of migrants heads our way from south america. and nearly a full month after brian laundrie disappeared, the fugitive continues to elude a multiagency search while gabby petito's family is set to retrieve items from her memorial in florida. we have team coverage this afternoon. steve harrigan is live in florida on the laundrie search and bill malujan is live on the border with the latest on the my grant surge. first to mark mayor death with more on the spending -- meredith with more on the spending bills. >> reporter: claudia, good afternoon. some democrats are warning the longer their party keeps fighting over spending priorities, the bigger the chance nothing gets done and that could certainly doom their party heading into next year's midterm elections. this weekend the president's keeping things fairly low key. he is in delaware for the holiday. last week he was on the road, trying to stump f