This is all about securing and safeguarding the southwest border but at the same time -- and this is critical -- making sure the free flow of legal movement and people and commercial interest north and south happen. And we're dedicated to that. yes, under the Obama administration they turned back a large number of individuals, but that's because it was a very open border almost.

Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly

Categorized in : World

It's a real threat. We know on any given day, there are dozens of cells that are talking about aviation, and you just watch them over time and see if they develop and they go from talking to actually doing something. So there's a real threat all the time.

Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly

I'd like to see we'd be well underway in two years, this is going to take some time, but there's places I think we can right away get at this problem.

Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly

We're not going to be able to build a wall everywhere all at once... by Homeland Security Secretary Jo...

We're not going to be able to build a wall everywhere all at once.

Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly

The drop in apprehensions shows a marked change in trends, since the administration’s implementation of executive orders to enforce immigration laws, apprehensions and inadmissible activity is trending toward the lowest monthly total in at least the last five years.

Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly

We will remain vigilant to respond to any changes in these trends, as numbers of illegal crossings typically increase between March and May, however, the early results show that enforcement matters, deterrence matters, and that comprehensive immigration enforcement can make an impact.

Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly

We have tremendous experience of dealing with unaccompanied minors, we turn them over to (Health and Human Services) and they do a very, very good job of putting them in foster care or linking them up with parents or family members in the United States.

Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly

The fact remains that we are not immune to terrorist threats and that our enemies often use our own freedoms and generosity against us, we cannot risk the prospect of malevolent actors using our immigration system to take American lives.

Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly

Jim Comey is an honorable guy, and so is the President of the United States. And the President must have his reasons.

Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly

Unvetted travel isn’t a privilege especially when national securi... by Homeland Security Secretary Jo...

Unvetted travel isn’t a privilege especially when national security is at stake.

Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly