Dan Goldman

There are individuals in this country that have applications that- And they are legally here because it's a lawful pathway, right?

Okay, so if your department then deports anyone with an ongoing asylum application, you are violating the law, correct?

If your department deports anyone with an ongoing asylum application, you are violating the law.

Is that correct?

Why are you filibustering?

Why can't you answer the question?

It's a simple question.

If your department deports anyone with an ongoing asylum application,

You are violating the law, isn't that correct?

Mr. Chairman, I will reclaim my time, she's not answering the question.

But the obvious answer is that yes, if you follow a lawful pathway, asylum is a lawful pathway, if you have an open asylum case, you are here lawfully.

But the problem that we are seeing around the country

is that you are not following the law.

Don't tell us to change the law.

If you don't like the asylum system, you change the asylum law.

Bring it to us, we'll work with you.

I think it needs to be changed.

But you can't just decide that you're not gonna follow the law, and asylum is a law, and deport people who have ongoing applications.

Unfortunately, that is exactly what's happening.

It's happening across the street from my office, right in New York City.