At a press briefing on Wednesday, Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas was asked about 8 men from Tajikistan arrested in the United States on terrorism-related concerns.
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00:00Hello, sir, how's it going?
00:04Your department recently arrested eight men from Tajikistan due to terrorism-related concerns.
00:10Is your department taking any new steps to better screen, identify, and detain migrants
00:16who may pose a threat to national security, and are there other migrants out there released
00:20by your department that you are concerned about from a national security perspective?
00:23Camilla, let me reiterate the foundational point that the safety and security of the
00:30American people are our highest priority.
00:33If an individual is of concern from a national security or a public safety perspective, they
00:39are a priority for detention.
00:42The eight individuals whom you reference are, in fact, in custody.
00:46We did not have derogatory information when they were first encountered.
00:51Concerns were raised subsequently.
00:53We used our law enforcement authorities to apprehend and detain them, and they are in
00:58removal proceedings as we speak.