A lot has been said and I expect a lot more will be said about the department's interaction with members of this body when it comes to oversight.

But this is not about me, Madam Secretary.

It's not every day we have a cabinet member before this committee.

As you know, the members of this committee have constitutional oversight responsibility for your department.

And and there are many things regarding this administration's homeland security policies that require our immediate attention.

That is the work I am here to do today and every day.

Secretary, this committee and the American people deserve answers for the actions of the Department of Homeland Security under this administration and the policies that have been put into place.

The department has overseen a regime of cruelty, chaos and deep disregard for human dignity, all under the pretense of security.

The department is being mismanaged and its policies undermine our nation's values.

This does not make us safer.

The exact opposite.

Exactly.

Secretary, we need answers about your department's union busting gets USA deporting U.S. citizens, terminating the legal status of international students for no apparent reason, and disregarding the rule of law.

None of these issues at your department exist in a vacuum.

In fact, they are all fundamentally connected to the administration's overarching cruelty.

We want to hear from you because we are hoping you can make it make sense for us, because with all due respect, we are all trying to understand why in the world this is taking place in my district and around this nation.

Countless international students had their visas revoked without due process, without warning and without any regard for how this would devastate their lives.

These are students who came here to learn to build their futures and join our workforce, only to have the rug pulled out from under them by this department's actions.

How can we expect international students to trust our institutions and contribute to our economy when we treat them like the done something wrong just because they are here?

Are we no longer the home of the American Dream?

I also want you to understand DHS is impact on our entire workforce.

I proudly represent over 1000 dedicated TSA workers who had the right to unionize, but that has been stripped away by your department.

This is an attack on the people who safeguard our skies and whose dedication we rely on.

Now more than ever.

And the destruction doesn't stop there.

I represent communities that live in constant fear each and every day.

Families too terrified to step outside and send their kids to school, go grocery shopping, or take a trip to the doctor because of the harassment of ice in homeland Security.

This isn't public safety.

It's state sponsored fear.

I understand that this administration believes it is, that it is business to scare people into submission and act alone with no regard for the law to decide who is worthy to live in this country or not.

However, it is this committee's business to make sure your department is held accountable and to get the American people the answers they've been looking for.

So with that, Madam Secretary, I have a few yes or no questions.

Do you agree that revoking student visas without notice can cause fear and confusion among international students?

Yes or no?

Congressman?

I do not.

Congresswoman, but yes or no?

Congresswoman, I do not decide legal status or visa programs.

I would take that as I would take that as a yes.

Do you support restoring full collective bargaining rights for TSA employees?

Yes or no?

Ma'am, currently today, TSA does not have.

The yes or no.

Unionize.

Okay.

Take that as a no.

Do you believe that TSA workers should make a livable wage?

Yes or no?

Yes.

TSA workers are critically important.

Thank you for that.

Are you aware are you aware that visas to end visa revocations occur without due process or proper notification?

Ma'am, I don't make a determination.

Of yes or no.

And of.

State.

I'm guessing you don't know.

Okay.

Do you believe that TSA workers have the rights of better workplace conditions?

Yes, absolutely.

Okay, great.

Thank you for that.

Do you believe that students should have an opportunity to appeal before their visas are revoked?

Yes or no.

And processes are followed and that are set out, as.

I'm guessing that's a no.

Okay.

One more last question in 9 seconds.

Do you believe that that revoking collective bargaining rights for TSA workers affects their morale and job performance?

Yes or no?

I believe TSA is critically important.

Okay.

I'll take that as.

And maybe you don't know.

Maybe it's yes or no.

Ladies, time is now.

Recognized, Mr. Gonzalez, for 5 minutes of his questioning.