trying to do by the prayer tradition problem -- process and reviewing the cases on the docket, a speedup -- is speedup having the case is heard. -- cases heard. >> do we have people in limbo there indefinitely? >> well, there are people in limbo in the immigration system generally. the fact of there are people in limbo is one of the reasons why we hope at some point in time the congress could take up immigration reform. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you, scott. the gentleman from north carolina. >> thank you, mr. chairman. madam secretary, good to have you on the hill. do you agree with president obama's statement that removal numbers are deceptive, and do you know what he meant by that? i think he might have been re--- referring to voluntary returns. >> what i think he was referring if i recall the context, representative, was that overall removal numbers are up. we removed 3 and 97,000 people last year, more than ever before, but he was explaining you also have to look at what was in that number, and he was referring to the effected we greatly increased the number of criminal al