so we begin with some breaking news from malaysia where the immigration department has defied a court order and has deported more than 1000 asylum seekers and children to me and mom a malaysian court granted the migrants a temporary stay being followed appeals from human rights activists malaysia had promised not to deport ranger or u n registered refugees that's because memories in the middle of a crisis following this month's coup the military is coming under increasing international pressure the g 7 a group of the world's wealthiest nations has condemned the jointer for its violence towards. testers saying the use of life i mean it is unacceptable 3 protesters have been killed since february 1st they are refusing to back down until deposed leader i fancy she is released let's go straightaway to tony chang our correspondent joins us live from the thai capital of bangkok i'm tony will come to the deportation in just a 2nd but 1st up what is the latest with the protests are we seeing them at the same scale as monday not of the same scale but they are still going on large numbers out o

now some breaking news out of malaysia and its immigration department task confirmed the country has deported more than a 1000 asylum seekers and children to myanmar area we reported that a malaysian court had granted them a temporary stay and that ruling followed appeals from human rights activists but now the malaysian immigration department confirming that it's to watch it isa sign and seek is that spring tony chang back on the news hour his live from bangkok so the malaysian government going again ahead with the repatriation despite the early a court ruling tony why. very difficult. although in the past the malaysian judiciary and the government have often been out of step with each other. again i think it was perhaps a surprise that they did get that reprieve earlier today the malaysian government in the past has not always been that swift to condemn me on mars military and i think the fact that so many people were being transported to the docks to get on these navy ships which were waiting to transport them back. was a rather ominous sign nonetheless the fact that they've gone

department of homeland security. my orcas is the first latino and immigrant to lead the department which oversees disaster response. border security and cyber threats. erica's had previously served as an assistant us that in central california today, president biden signed 3 executive orders on immigration rolling back many of the policies from the trump administration. >>one create a task force that will reunite families separated by the trump administration's 0 tolerance policy. the second examines immigration policy started under the obama administration that trump then suspended and the last orders a review of the previous administration's policies, including the so-called public charge rule that rule makes it harder for immigrants to get a green card if they use public assistance things like food stamps plans are in place for an east bay school district to transition from distance learning to a hybrid model of education which includes in person instruction our kron four's phillipe djegal has more now from orinda. >>research conducted by the orinda union school district shows that 80% of its family support a ret

>>my orcas to head the department of homeland security by orcas is the first latino and immigrant to lead the department which oversees disaster response border security and cyber threats by orcas had previously served as an assistant us that in central california. now to a developing story in south florida investigators have identified the 2 fbi agents killed this morning. >>especially agents, daniel out fun and laura schwarzenberg are the 2 agents in 3 others were shot while serving a search warrant. in a child exploitation case in sunrise florida near fort lauderdale of the 3 agents injured 2 are in stable condition at a hospital the suspect. he's believed to have killed himself. >>another big national story we're following tonight. we are less than a week away from former president trump's second. impeachment trial. but of course this time he's no longer in office which could be key to this whole thing today, the house impeachment managers said former president trump is quote senior lee responsible for inciting that insurrection at the u.s. capitol last month. well trump's legal t

the senate also confirmed island road my orcas to head the department of homeland security he's the first latino and immigrant to lead the department which oversees disaster response and border security and cyber threats. my orcas has previously served as an assistant, us that in central california. we'll take a break for 26, we'll be right back with more in a minute. are you one of the millions of americans who experience occasional bloating, gas or abdominal discomfort? taking align can help. align contains a quality probiotic to naturally help soothe digestive upsets 24/7. try align, the pros in digestive health. and join the align healthy gut team up and learn what millions of align users already know. how great a healthy gut can feel. sign up at alignprobiotics.com also try align dualbiotics gummies to help support digestive health. >>we are back at 4.30 topping national news this morning, lawmakers are paying their respects to the u.s. capitol police officer killed during the january 6 raid on the capitol officer brian sicknick will lie in honor this morning as members of congress and fellow officers pa

mayorkas as head of homeland security tuesday, making him the first latinx and first immigrant to lead the department. the senate also confirmed pete buttigieg as transportation secretary, making the former south bend, indiana, mayor and presidential candidate the first openly gay cabinet secretary in u.s. history. meanwhile, the senate armed services committee held confirmation hearings for kathleen hicks tuesday, biden's pick for deputy defense secretary. senator elizabeth warren questioned hicks on the $740 billion defense budget, which warren called unconscionable. >> we connue to overinvest in dense whilunder investing in public heah and much more that would keep us safe and would save lives. soet me ask the question this way, dr. hicks, do you believe that we can find ways to lower the top line budgetumbers and then spend that money more effectively without sacrificing our security? amy: kathleen hicks responded cutting the military budget would necessitate "making decisions that may incur risk themselves." senator elizabeth warren, who is joining the senate finance committee, said her first or

an immigration judge agreed with that, but the department of homeland security appealed and according to immigration law, as long as d h. s asks for an appeal a detainee continues to be held in custody. there is no limit to how many times they can appeal. walters case went back to court where he won again. dhs appealed again. it's like a mentalist touch, i will say like that walter's life i mess of their day isn't easy. video calls are the only way he keeps in touch with family and his attorney. has deposited for covid-19. ah federal judge calling the facility conditions abominable and to keep busy, walter draws i was little when he sent me. this wasn't a salvador. this is just i think some type of princess i had dropped his lawyer now putting her own pen to paper. her lawsuit says the immigration board dhs and the department of justice, portly handled walters case. she asks walter be released from custody, saying keeping him detained. is cruel and unusual punishment when it's happening. toe water is. can be classified as a form of terror and torture. he's being indefinitely held and

that had asylum seekers waiting in guatemala and el salvador as they work through the immigration system. state departmentmean that the borders are opening up. but there are going to be plenty of questions going forward about what biden border security policy is going to look like here. because as you mention jon there are reports of a ?urng migrants in certain facilities along southern border and odds are hear a lot about immigration proposals in the week and months ahead. jon. jon: mark meredith in wilmington, delaware. mark, thank you. well both republicans and democrats say they don't want president trump's second impeachment trial to drag on for too long proceedings set to begin on tuesday with former president facing possible conviction in the senate for his alleged role in incites the capitol hill riot meanwhile republican congresswoman, of wyoming liz cheney is defending her vote to impeach president trump. after her state party overwhelmingly voted to senture her. she said in part, quote, my vote to impeach was compelled by oath i swore to the constitution. wyoming citizens know this oath does no

immigrants to get a green card. if they use public assistance such as food stamps. >>you see berkeley along alondra by orcas has been confirmed to head the department of homeland said homeland security. the first latino and first immigrant to lead the department, it oversees disaster-response border security cyber threats, he previously worked as an assistant us that in central california. >>the senate also confirmed pete buttigieg as the new transportation secretary buttigieg becomes the first openly person to take a cabinet post. he will take over a transportation department with 55,000 employees and a budget in the 10's of billions of dollars. >>from swift firs surfers to shovel snow blowers new yorkers were hard at work today, cleaning up today after a colossal storm part of the city getting a foot and a half of snow a swiffer well it is the biggest snowfall in 5 years there and more of it was falling today. chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. >>has more on that big storm system not would not think you go to the swiffer for that one may be the snow plow, maybe something like that the swiffer probably not a big storm though one of the biggest w

confirmed at u c berkeley alumni alejandro my orcas to head the department of homeland security america says the first latino and immigrantlead the department which oversees a disaster response. border security and cyber threats america's had previously served as an assistant u.s. attorney in central california. president biden and the republicans are in they're still very far apart when it comes to the price tag on a covid-19 relief deal last night a group of 10 republican senators met with the president to present their plan. we go live to washington dc where our correspondent shot hudson is shot. no so far right. that's correct. but both sides say they want to put pump money into the pockets of the american people. >>but the big question is how much republicans want a smaller scale now while democrats and the white house are saying go big. no tolerance for delight no patients democrats like connecticut senator richard blumenthal are urging their senate colleagues to move quick on covid relief bill is very bipartisan because it will include a lot of republican priorities virginia senator tim kaine says there is common g

the changes in immigration policies have also a appeared to prompt confusion at the department of homelandity as immigration and customs enforcement nearly released three men convicted of sex offenses against children, that's according to the ap. then men remained in custody after discussions with the prison system and immigration officials. the president directed dhs to narrow its immigration enforcement to specific categories, like threats to public safety and national security and those who entered the u.s. illegally after november 1st. ashley and todd, back to you. >> rich, thanks so much. todd: senator lindsey graham has a message for mitch mcconsistent felling after he speaks out against former president donald trump. he blamed president trump for the capitol riot despite voting to ait. acquit.>> i don't know how kama harris doesn't get impeached if the republicans take over the house. todd: graham argues the same charges leveled against trump could be used in a case against vice president kamala harris after she supported a fund that bailed out black lives matters protesters last su

immigration? >> let me talk to the department of homeland security. the president's view is that the approach of the prior administration was immoral and ineffective, in terms of addressing the many challenges and outdated immigration systems. >> has the administration decided whether to further troop withdrawals below 2500? do you expect one? >> i do not have an update on that. >> d feel that the previous administration tied this administration's hands? >> he is not new to the global stage and not new to the difficult decisions related to afghanistan or the men and women serving. he is making decisions, but i do not have an update on what the timeline will look like. >> you are talking about how the president is wanting to address concerns. one way proposed is creating a national clearinghouse available online. can you update us on the progress? is that close to being rolled out? >> our team is always considering a range of options to ensure that more people know how they can get a vaccine, when they can get a vaccine, where they can go. i do not have

also confirmed u c berkeley alumni alejandro my orcas to head the department of homeland security he is the first latino and immigrant to lead the department which oversees disaster response border security and cyber threats. majorca said previously served as an assistant us that in central california. >>now to a developing story out of southern california investigators have identified the 2 fbi agents killed this morning special agents, daniel l fun and laura schwartz and burger they and 3 others were shot they had been serving a a search warrant in a child exploitation case and sunrise florida just west of fort lauderdale, al fun was a 36 year-old husband, a father of one. i shorts and burger was 43 years old and leaves behind 2 children. dan and laura left on this morning. to carry out the mission. they signed up for and loved to do. to keep the american people safe. of the 3 agents who were injured 2 are said to be at last word in stable hospitalized. it's believed the suspect killed himself, he has not yet been publicly identified a step outside and talk about the weather a little bit as we give you this. a stun

immigration and don't corporate with ice. and we are safer because of it. and when people know that they can report crimes and they can come to the police department and speak with officers and not have too much fear of immigration and reporting crimes and to put the case together. and suffering from this and they need to work with us and report it and we need to put good cases together and bring those cases to the district attorney that extortion and dealt with this for many, many years and another part of town and we are able to really reduce around the safety aspect of it and organize around being able to trust the police. i would love to talk more offline to talk about what to do to help solve the problem. >> let me echo and the same policy and thank you for your dedication to the immigrant community commissioner and it is absolutely essential that every single person living in san francisco regardless of language, regardless of gender and race and regardless of country of origin. and that is from the full protection of the rule of law. and we don't care where you were born or how you got here to san francisco and you are a victim of crime, we have your

an official from the department of immigration impossible it's she was later charged as part of a criminal network involved in passport fruit in order to get a fake you need to get a fake national identity card that the news you get a fake that's because you need to falsify a number of different documents which could include a fake birth certificate. and education certificate americans are. getting all of these documents within bangladesh he's committing a host of different kamila fences within the country and then of course. he then use that to get up ask for the not passport is a fake passport under a false name and in flying under the bus or he would have committed offenses in all of the countries that he traveled to. the documents were sent from general as he says office at the time as easy as head of the border guards bangladesh will be g b. oh this is really interesting. the witnesses on this documents. are major joe uk. and brigadier general i was not. there both in b.g. really and they were both in b g b of the time when jealousies was the head of b g b so presumably diseases manag

what does it mean to be the first latino, the first immigrant to hold the department of homeland securityn honor and it is an awesome responsibility. it is an awesome responsibility to demonstrate not only from coast to coast and border to border but around the world what this nation can be and what it is. it is a nation of laws and a nation of immigrants. and i think the president's vision of adhering to our laws and adhering to our values and serving once again as a leader throughout the world is a vision i'm extraordinarily proud to be a part of in executing. >> president biden just napmed you to lead a task force to reunited families separated at the border far back as 2017 and there are still hundreds of children who have not been reunited with their families, with their parents. how hard will it be to bring these families back together? do you have a clear sense yet of how many families need to be reunited? >> ana, however hard it is, we will get the job done. i was sworn in as the secretary of homeland security yesterday. i had the privilege of being in the company of the president

an official from the department of immigration impossible it's she was later charged as part of a criminal network involved in passport fruit in order to get a fake you need to get a fake national identity card that the news you get a fake that's like that's because you need to falsify a number of different documents which could include a fake birth certificate. an education certificate a married sister. and getting all of these documents within bangladesh he's committing a host of different kamila fences within the country and then of course. yes he then used that to get up us court and the passport is a fake passport under a false name and in flying under the bus he would have committed offenses in all of the countries that he traveled to. the documents were sent from general as he says office at the time as easy as head of the border guards bangladesh or b.g.p. . oh this is really interesting. the witnesses on this documents. major joe uk. and brigadier general are with us not. they're both in b g b and they're both in b g b a the time when jealousies was the head of b t v so presumably

what does it mean to be the first latino, the first immigrant to helm the department of homeland securitya privilege. it is an honor and it is an awesome responsibility. it is an awesome responsibility to demonstrate not only from coast to coast and border to border, but around the world what this nation can be and what it is. it is a nation of laws and a nation of immigrants. and i think the president's vision of adhering to our laws and adhering to our values, and serving, once again, as a leader throughout the world is a vision that i am extraordinarily proud to be part of in executing. >> president biden just named you to lead a task force to reunite families who were separated at the border during the trump administration. as far back as 2017. as of last month there are still hundreds of children who have not been reunited with their families, with their parents. how hard will it be to bring these families back together? do you have a clear sense yet of just how many families need to be reunited? >> ana, however hard it is, we will get the job done. i was sworn in as the secretary of

horowitz: you know, that we could certainly find from the department's immigration office, judicial office. it does fluctuate. here there were thousands in the short time period. rep. grothman: i guess, you get involved a little bit? i.g. horowitz: we did not get involved in every single case, but primarily because, as you know, dhs has first tier responsibility. it would only come to the department if it is a referral if it came into criminal courts or office for immigration. rep. grothman: total, how many minors did you deal with in the last year? did you wind up getting involved with because of a referral. i.g. horowitz: we found here in that six-week period there were at least 3000 children separated through referrals. we were looking at just that six-week period or so. that number we got from the dhs reports. i can vouch for those myself. rep. grothman: can you tell me when those six weeks were? rep. talib: sorry, gentlemen. time is expired. i.g. horowitz: it would have been from may 4 to the end of 2020 when president trump issued the executive order. rep. grothman: thank you. rep. t

the head of dhs, the first confirmed head of dhs since 2019, also the first immigrant to run the department of homeland security, wolf. >> very interesting, indeed. 24 hours after president biden met with those ten republicans in the white house for more than two hours, where do things stand right now on covid relief? >> wolf, before the meeting with the ten republicans, the white house top line was $1.9 trillion. very detailed plan with significant planks that they made clear they wanted to stay in the plan. after the meeting with the ten republican senators, the white house top line is $1.9 trillion with a detailed plan that the white house wants to stay in the detailed plan. look, everybody who was involved in the meeting last night said it was a good discussion. the republicans very appreciative, they said, of the president's time. but the reality remains the same. the two sides are extremelidy ver gent on the front right now. and the president on down has made clear they prefer to go big rather than go small and perhaps reach a by part sant deal with republicans that put $618 billion o

immigration policy. >>> the justice department has deported a former nazi concentration camp guard to germany. 95-year-olddrick carl berger is from tennessee but has german citizenship. his removal from the u.s. was ordered last month after a two-day trial. according to the court, he admitted to guarding prisoners to keep them from escaping during forced outdoor labor during the winter of 1945. he continues to receive a pension from germany for his employment. the justice department says berger is the 70th nazi to be removed from the u.s. >>> still ahead on "abc 7 news" at 11:00, a santa rosa man will make his "american idol" debut here on abc 7. he tells us what to expect and explains why he is known as the viking with a voice. >>> and i'm meteorologist drew tuma. we do have a chilly night on the way, but in the afternoon we've got some warmer weather about to it's time for the ultimate sleep number event on the sleep number 360 smart bed. can it help with snoring? i've never heard snoring. exactly. no problem. and... done. and now, save 50% on the sleep number 360 limited edition smart bed and free prem

that is very close to my heart because as an immigrant to this country and didn't have higher education as all, you know, jobs like working in the department of d.b.i. are great jobs. and, fortunately, you know, because you didn't get higher education, i do not think you should be excluded from these jobs. and they're particularly immigrant jobs. it gives a good opportunity to people who have years working in the trade, an opportunity to come in and work within the d.b.i. department and progress and climb the ranks. so i really feel strongly if you overqualify these jobs, you eliminate a lot of hard-working people who wouldn't get an opportunity to go to these jobs. and i really feel strongly about that. >> we share those numbers. we'll share those numbers with you during the upcoming update on permits. of course, we're also processing many permits on paper. the majority of the permits we're issuing right now are in fact

immigration. you have the department of homeland security as well.al disaster this week, which took a lot of attention. but the foundation for everything they are doing is based on covid. it's based on getting the pandemic under control through mitigation measures, through vaccinations, and getting the economy back on track. getting assistance to small businesses, keeping those unemployment supplemental checks going beyond the march 15th deadline that's coming up, keeping the foundation of the country there until we can get the pandemic under control and start returning to some sense of normalcy, and like i said, they talk about immigration, we hear them talk about criminal justice reform, even potentially gun control. all of those things though are going to have to wait until they get out of what the white house administration officials describe as a crisis situation right now. >> thank you, shannon. nbc's shannon pettypiece starting us off this hour. >>> president biden will soon face a major decision about america's longest war. the war in afghani

malaysia's immigration department said it had carried out the repatriation, despite a court orderinges of intensive negotiations with facebook since their actions last thursday, it involved the minister, the prime minister, the head of the accc treasury and myself. we have agreed to make some clarifications to the code. so, an agreement of sorts. the bbc�*s shaima khalil is in sydney. facebook has ultimately agreed to restore its news feed on its platform here in australia in the next few days. we don't know exactly when. essentially, what they have agreed on, i think, are two main things. one, it's something that has been bothering facebook specifically in that news—media bargaining, called the law that is in front of the senate as we speak, which will potentially force tech giants like facebook and google to pay for news content, which is the final offer of arbitration. essentially, this is when the government gets involved between the news outlets and facebook to set a price. they didn't like that at all when it was proposed and now it has been agreed that that is going to be a ve

department of homeland security this morning. that is another step in the process to reform our immigration system. beginning february 19, the department of homeland security will take steps to begin processing individuals who, under the previous administration were forced to stay in mexico. this should not be interpreted as an opening for people to migrate irregularly to the u.s. only eligible individuals are allowed to enter through designated ports of entry at designated times. dhs, the state department and justice department, will collaborate with international partners to safely process under the strictest covid-19 parameters for eligible individuals to pursue their cases in the united states. again, this begins february 19. finally, next week the president will continue his engagement with both parties and people across the country about the need to pass the american rescue plan and get relief to working families and more vaccines into arms fast her. we will advance outreach -- he will advance outreach and foreign policy for the middle-class class. he will travel to milwaukee, wisconsin, where

immigration policies. >>> now, meantime, the justicece department, 95-year-old fredericks carl berger is from tennessee buto guarding prisoners to keep them from escaping during forced outdoor labor. he continues to receive a pension from germany for that appointment. he is the seventh nazi to be removed from the u.s. >>> and only here on abc 7, it's for working for social justice. a there three-block stretch is named. this black history month, there is a new push to remember the rich ristory of the oakland born party. abc 7 news race and culture reporter julian glover was there for the renaming and explains why it took 32 years to have a permanent tribute in his honor. >> on what would be his 79th birthday, a three-block stretch bears the name for the founder of the black pan cher party. his widow filled with joy as she speaks with me one-on-one. >> overwhelmed, it's our first tangible effort. it's not the last. >> so many years later, his name was demonized by the media. >> reporter: for decades, the narrative of the black panther party founded in oakland in 1966 has center around images like these. but

i wanted to highlight news coming out of the department of homeland security this morning here that is another step in the process to reform our immigration system. beginning on febrile 19, the department of homeland security will take steps to begin processing individuals -- on february 19, the department of homeland security will take steps to begin processing individuals that were forced to stay in mexico. it's is only for eligible individuals entering through designated ports of entry at designated times. the state department and justice department will collaborate with international partners to safely process under the strictest covid-19 parameters for eligible individuals to pursue their cases in the united states. finally, next week the president will continue his engagement with all parties and people across the country about the need to pass the american rescue plan and get relief to working families and more scenes into -- more vaccines. he will advance the foreign for the middle class. on to state will travel to milwaukee, wisconsin, where he will participate in a town hall. this will include the pandemic and the economic crisi

steps or how we will approach it from here, i would send you to our department of justice. >> reporter: will the president address immigration at all tomorrow down in texas? >> the president will be certainly speaking, you know, about covid and addressing the pandemic. he will also be speaking about the impact of the storm on the people of the state and i know immigration is an issue on the minds of many people there. but i don't have anything to preview in terms of whether he's address it while he's there. >> the vaccine, the president has made equity a key part of his response. mixed results on that. some state haves no data, other states the data is showing that white and asian people are getting the vaccine disproportionately. does the president think enough is being done? >> the president has always known from the day he took office and as has the vice president that addressing, ensuring that we equitably distribute the vaccine would be a big challenge because there was a lack of accurate data, as you referenced, because it is challenging. you have to use a number of approaches to get into communities where there is vac

the message immigrant rights and environmental groups have for president biden after he repealed billions for border wall construction. the aclu demanding walls don't with defense departmentnter for immigration studies senior national security fellow todd benson joins us earlier and says asylum-seekers are trying to get their foot in the us permanently. >> to get in and live illegally. it is made worse by the fact that we are not deporting anyone. jillian: former president trump left with 450 miles of border tilt on his watch. todd: parlor is back online, the social media network on new hosting services, its new technology does not rely on big tech for its operations. apple suspended the platform claiming it promoted violence content related to the capital riots. it has been off-line for a month. students begging to get back in the classroom. they said a lot of words, they begged. we will tell you about it, pressure building nationwide to return to win person learning. jillian: girl californians want to form a new state. a small business, or a big one. you were thriving, but then... oh. ah. okay. plan, pivot. how do you bounce back? you don't, you bounce forward, with ser

talk to meet more broadly about what the biden administration is doing at the department of homeland security and the immigrationss the board. because we've talked about stephen miller the former trump aide involved in this, ds was a place where they tried to use the levers to do as much as they could to change how our immigration policies worked. what is the biden administration doing to try to change what was done under trump? >> well, it might be a slow walk. what i'm told is because of miller and the people that he placed in dhs and those policies, that unrolling all of that will take some time. and so as you saw in these other two executive orders yesterday, there was a commitment to review policies rather than to immediately pull the plug and replace them. one of those policies is known as remain in mexico, that makes the -- that forces asylum seekers to stay in northern mexico before they can come to the united states and prove their case for asylum. they are not enrolling new people in that, but they are saying that they need to review that policy before they just automatically allow tens of thousands of

department. that's why we are so, so intent on making sure that people understand that it's not about your immigration status from it's not about where you come from. if you have a problem or if you want to work with us, work with us. we're here for you. that community outreach is really, really important to building community trust and i think we've done that. we will continue to do more of that. the mayor mentioned our community liaison unit that with her leadership, we were able to stand up in october. you know, part of this process, particularly after people had been victimized is we felt that we can provide better service to families. the district attorney mentioned, you know, they have their victims services unit but in between the time the case gets prosecuted and we're investigating, we felt we can do more on our end. that's what the community liaison unit is all about. it's about reaching out to families and the communities most impacted and working with those communities in a very direct and consistent way. we hope one of the byproducts, a positive byproduct of that is better trust, people r

illegal immigrants web been convicted of dui and drug-related crimes and other things -- i'm curious how that is in the interest of public safety. ms. psaki: first, it is guidelines put out by the department of homeland security. the priority for the enforcement of immigration law will be on those posing a national security threat, public safety threat, and recent arrivals. nobody is saying that dui's are acceptable behavior, and those arrested for subjectivity should be tried as appropriate by local law enforcement. we are talking about the privatization of who is going to be deported from the country. reporter: more broadly, would this be what president biden was talking about in the debate when he said that the obama administration did not do enough to reform the immigration system, he said if he was president things would change? this is the kind of change he was talking about? ms. psaki: i think the kind of change he was talking about is putting forward an immigration bill at a time when modernization of immigration is long overdue that addresses not only a pathway to citizenship but put in place smart security measures and addresses the root causes of these issues in the countries i

immigrant to hold the post. he previously worked in the department during the obama administration. president, biden continues to build his team. he is also continuing his efforts to overturn trump policies. and today he took action on immigration. but his ktvu is political reporter greg li tells us now the order signed cautiously called for review, not reversal of policy. this about how americans safer, stronger, more prosperous when we have a fair, orderly and you main legal immigration system with his newly confirmed dhs secretary by his side, president biden sign another syria's of executive orders this time focused on rolling back the previous administration's immigration policies were gonna work done do the moral and national shame of the previous administration that literally not figuratively rip children from the arms of their families. the first order creates a task force. to reunite families separated at the mexican border under trump's zero tolerance policy, it's estimated about 600 children are still separated from their parents, so we're trying to repair. the damage and

david: according to the department of homeland security 12 million illegal immigrants in the u.s.joining me too discuss all of this on me and who knows the border well council vice president still working on the border art del cueto joined us right now, thank you for being here doel believe 12 million-dollar immigrant number we have heard that figure for years, for decades really. >> there is no way it's gotta be way more just by seeing what happens each and every day on the border and when you see individuals coming across it's not the people being apprehended that is something that tells you it's a number of gotta ways no scientific way at this point to know how many people are not being apprehended there is no way to understand how many people are avoiding detention and apprehension that number is far from where f it is and it's going to have a true economic issue. david: just to hone in on what you are saying when you say the getaways, every time you try tom round people up were looking video at illegal immigrants running away from the border patrol, there is always many that

department of health for us. are the travel industry and immigration staff ready for this? around some of the policy being implemented at the border, heathrow which is expected to handle most passengers arriving from affected country says it is worried about whether the border force will go, with queues building up and incoming flights having to be delayed. the home office says it has maintain staffing levels at heathrow throughout the pandemic and people should only be travelling when it is really strictly necessary. the government thinking behind introducing this hotel quarantine policy is an extra layer of security against new variants of coronavirus. it has secured ten hotels for the purpose, although that number could expand, and while people are staying there, they will have to take two covid tests during that ten day period. and our health editor hugh pym is with me. a big day, but there is still some light and shade? yes, it is a huge achievement by the nhs. rememberthat yes, it is a huge achievement by the nhs. remember that the oxford astrazeneca vaccine was only

that is how the department was founded. our immigration laws, the border, cyber security for the nation's critical infrastructure, and building national resilience in the face of disasters. why should we distribute responsibility for building that resilience? and what does resilience really mean anyway? and how do you do resilience? resilience certainly is the ability to bounce back. it is certainly easy enough to fall down. it is surprisingly easy to get pushed down, but it's more difficult to bounce back. so how do we bounce back? what does it mean that we need to do? i think people need to unify around a common cause. a common theme. come -- a common effort. we are in trouble here. no one of us can do all that needs doing. we need to come together. and we need to have better and smoother processes for doing that, whether it's at the inter-agency or between the federal government and state and local governments, or within communities and even families themselves. unifying a common threat or cause and then pulling ourselves together to re

waiting in mexico the restrictions were still in play now the state department is making good on drawing down the number of undocumented immigrants left in limbo by as promised to restore justice and humanity to immigration was unveiled friday with a $353.00 page citizenship act biden said quote donald trump's misguided policies have exacerbated the already broken immigration system and highlighted the critical need for if he announces wide ranging immigration legislation. the u.s. citizenship at proposes a set of reforms with an 8 year path to citizenship this would impact roughly $11000000.00 immigrants key components of the legislation include a 5 year temporary legal status for immigrants expediting green card eligibility for migrant farm workers young people who arrive to the u.s. as children and immigrants with temporary protected status the proposal also provides more funding for immigration judges and legal assistance to address the backlog of asylum cases. but the changes aren't being met with excitement by all accounts former senior adviser and white supremacist extraordinary steven miller went to the air mongering tira