Speaking to reporters outside the White House, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller sparred with a reporter about illegal immigrants.
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00:00And of course they belong in jail.
00:02Steven, you guys ran on targeting violent criminals, worst of the worst.
00:05I'm not disputing any of the facts around the cases of these women who are deported and removed with their kids.
00:10But given you're looking for more money from Congress, ICE says they need more beds, they need more money.
00:15Is it the best use of the administration's resources to be going after moms of young kids, basically?
00:20Do you yourself have an opinion on this subject?
00:23I'm more interested in yours.
00:24Well, what percentage of the, let's just pick an even number of, say, 10 million illegal aliens.
00:32Let's say that Biden released, I think it's closer to 20 million.
00:34Let's say he released 10 million illegal aliens into the country over the last four years.
00:38What percentage do you think we should let stay here of those 10 million?
00:40I'm not trying to do a game show with you.
00:42I'm just curious if you think that's the best use of your limited dollars.
00:45Is it your view that if a Democrat president releases 10, 15, 20 million illegals into the country,
00:51they all eventually get to stay forever and for all of life?
00:54Stephen, I don't have a view about what Democratic presidents do.
00:56I'm asking what the Republican president you work for and how he wants to use his resources.
00:59Okay, so you don't want to answer the question because you know the answer is obvious.
01:02Everyone that Biden let in has to go home, of course.
01:05I mean, it's a crazy thing to even ask.
01:06You think we should give administrative amnesty to some subset?
01:10I'm asking how you're prioritizing the work that your administration is doing.
01:15ICE is going to continue to focus on raids against high-threat criminal aliens.
01:19We're going to use the entire force and power of the federal government to get them all home.
01:25Many will choose also to leave voluntarily and take advantage of the CBP Home app.
01:28But we are not going to ask taxpayers to subsidize the presence of a single illegal alien in this country.
01:33Here's another thing.
01:34Do you think that we have some sort of magic 8-ball to see which particular illegal aliens who skipped their hearings,
01:41which particular gotaways are going to go on to commit a rape or murder?
01:45How do you explain to a parent in this country, if you chose to release an illegal alien and they committed some heinous crime,
01:53why you chose to make that release?
01:55From a public safety standpoint alone, you cannot justify setting free a removable and deportable alien.
02:02Like in these recent cases, these were all illegal aliens who showed up at an ICE facility for a scheduled appointment.
02:08We'd be spending extra resources to set them free.
02:11They're already inside of the ICE facility.
02:13I mean, think about that.
02:14Do you think illegal aliens walked into an ICE facility and were taken into custody?
02:21Could you imagine telling ICE officers to release illegal aliens who announced and present themselves at an ICE facility?
02:30Would any other law enforcement agency do that?
02:32If a wanted fugitive went into an FBI facility and announced themselves,
02:37would they be allowed to walk out the door that very afternoon?
02:39I mean, the whole thing's preposterous.