Reporter To Tom Homan: If Crossings Are At 'Record Low' Why Is The Border Still Considered An Emergency?

During a White House press briefing on Monday, ICE Director Tom Homan was asked about the emergency declaration on border security.

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00:00Court of crossings are at a record low. Why should it still be considered an emergency?

00:11It's because of what has happened on the last administration.

00:15We've got to ensure that not one ounce of fentanyl comes across the court to kill Americans.

00:19The president has declared the cartels of Mexico with terrorist organizations along with MS-13 TDA.

00:24They killed more Americans than every terrorist organization in the world combined.

00:30It's an emergency until we shut it down. It's an emergency until the cartels are wiped off the face of this earth.

00:36President Trump's committed to saving every life.

00:39Now, I just mentioned God-A-Ways 38 yesterday. Who are the God-A-Ways?

00:45Where do they come from?

00:47We had over 2 million God-A-Ways under Joe Biden's administration.

00:50Why did 2 million people pay more to get away?

00:53On the Biden administration, you pay a cartel this amount of money to cross the border.

00:57Cartel's job ends at the border.

01:00Just turn yourself in a green uniform.

01:02Get released in 24 hours.

01:04Get a free airline ticket to the city of your choice.

01:07Get a free hotel room.

01:08Get three meals a day.

01:10Get free medical care.

01:11Get work authorization in 9,820 days, which is the real reason I came here.

01:15Why did 2 million people pay more to get away?

01:18Because they didn't want to be vetted.

01:22They didn't want to be fingerprinted.

01:25We've arrested over 400 people on the terrorist watch that's coming across the southern border in four years.

01:30How many of the 2 million came from a country sponsoring terror?

01:33You think it's zero?

01:35Then you're ignorant.

01:36This is the biggest national security ferry this country has ever seen.

01:41This is a border emergency until we end it.

01:44End all of it.

01:45We're making good strides.

01:46Right now, it's still an emergency until we shut it down.

01:48Go ahead.

01:49Go ahead.