DHS continues to monitor the remnants of the ‘caravan’ of individuals headed to our Southern border with the apparent intention of entering the United States illegally, a sovereign nation that cannot—or worse, chooses not—to defend its borders will soon cease to be a sovereign nation. The Trump administration is committed to enforcing our immigration laws – whether persons are part of this ‘caravan’ or not.

Kirstjen Nielsen

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this administration will not tolerate frivolous asylum claims or... by Kirstjen Nielsen

this administration will not tolerate frivolous asylum claims or illegal entry.

Kirstjen Nielsen

There were a lot of things that, there were those in the administration who thought that we should do, and just as I spoke truth to power from the very beginning, it became clear that saying no, and refusing to do it Kirstjen Nielsen was not going to be enough, so it was time for me to offer my resignation.

Kirstjen Nielsen

What I've done, I've basically instituted a very traditional emergency response posture, so I'm pulling on all the departments in the federal government, asking them to fill those resources and ? see what we have because we have declared the emergency.

Kirstjen Nielsen

The rate at which this crisis is evolving is tremendous, so we absolutely need additional resources, more than we can reprogram or otherwise use under executive authority without Congress.

Kirstjen Nielsen

Right now, we have an emergency on our hands. We need to treat it... by Kirstjen Nielsen

Right now, we have an emergency on our hands. We need to treat it as such.

Kirstjen Nielsen

Our system and facilities were never structured to withstand the... by Kirstjen Nielsen

Our system and facilities were never structured to withstand the current influx of immigrants.

Kirstjen Nielsen

The security and humanitarian crisis at our southern border is ge... by Kirstjen Nielsen

The security and humanitarian crisis at our southern border is getting worse every day.

Kirstjen Nielsen

The projections are dire, our capacity is already severely strained, but these increases will overwhelm the system entirely. This is not a' manufactured' crisis. This is truly an emergency.

Kirstjen Nielsen

Today I ask everyone to show leadership to stop the formation of the caravans that have brought crime, violence and instability to the region.

Kirstjen Nielsen

We hope the Ghanaian government will work with us to reconcile th... by Kirstjen Nielsen

We hope the Ghanaian government will work with us to reconcile these deficiencies quickly.

Kirstjen Nielsen

We are also ensuring that criminals don't use these events to exp... by Kirstjen Nielsen

We are also ensuring that criminals don't use these events to exploit the most vulnerable among us.

Kirstjen Nielsen

The Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Secret Service are fully prepared to support and secure the State of the Union.

Kirstjen Nielsen

To be clear - participation in a caravan does not grant you a special status or provide you special treatment.

Kirstjen Nielsen

They either have travel patterns that are identified as terrorist travel patterns or they have known or suspected ties to terrorism.

Kirstjen Nielsen

Those are aliens who the intel community has identified are of concern. They either have travel patterns that are identified as terrorist travel patterns or they have known or suspected ties to terrorism.

Kirstjen Nielsen

It's different than a fence in that it also has technology. It's a full wall system, it's a wall. This is what the President has asked us to do. It's part of a system.

Kirstjen Nielsen

DHS will not tolerate this type of lawlessness and will not hesitate to shut down ports of entry for security and public safety reasons. We will also seek to prosecute to the fullest extent of the law anyone who destroys federal property, endangers our front-line operators, or violates our nation's sovereignty.

Kirstjen Nielsen

We thank you for your partnership always. We greatly, greatly appreciate it, we are right there with you, we know you're with us and we greatly appreciate it. So thank you, each and every one of you.

Kirstjen Nielsen

( They) are proving to be quite violent. They are covering their faces, they are attacking the federal police there, attacking the military in Mexico, they are putting the migrants, who are in the caravan, who are seeking asylum, at risk.

Kirstjen Nielsen

We do not have any intention right now to shoot at people, but they will be apprehended, however, but I also take my officers and agents, their own personal safety, extraordinarily seriously. They do have the ability, of course, to defend themselves.

Kirstjen Nielsen