Kirstjen Nielsen

I do believe that Russia did and will continue to try and manipulate Americans' perspective on a whole variety of issues.

We need to fund our troops. We need to protect them. We need to increase homeland security. These are vital national security interest we need to fund.

People think of border security in very different ways, but to me, it's very simple: border security is national security.

I worked at the crossroads of policy and operations. I kind of bring all that experience together because homeland security is a team sport, and I've played almost every role, every player, every team.

I fully intend in all cases and in all ways at all times to fully comply with all laws. I would expect the same of any employee or member of DHS.

What we have seen the Russians do is attempt to manipulate public confidence on both sides. So we've seen them encourage people go to a protest on one side; we've seen them simultaneously encourage people to go to that same protest on the other side.

My decision has been that anyone who breaks the law will be prosecuted. If you're a parent or you're a single person or you happen to have a family, if you cross between the ports of entry, we will refer you for prosecution. You've broken U.S. law.

I would hate for anybody not to abide by alert warnings coming from government systems.

We want to find a permanent solution to the DACA population, not a continual three-year renewal period.

Asylum is for people fleeing persecution, not those searching for a better job. Yet our broken system - with its debilitating court rulings, a crushing backlog, and gaping loopholes - allows illegal migrants to get into our country anyway and for whatever reason they want. This gaming of the system is unacceptable.

Congress makes immigration law. It's that simple. That is how our system works.

We need to do more to prevent radicalization, the inspiration of terrorism in this country.