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Everything. >> this will be a chess match and tactical sausage making in the senate. >> the raids in mississippi, this was done with sensitivity. >> you say its done with sensitivity and yet we have kids without parents. >> this administration has directed dhs to conduct these raids as part of what i believe is this administrations campaign on terror. >> my 95-year-old grandmother went in the middle of the night and looked for her papers. >> these arent raids. these are targeted law enforcement ...

After a mass shooting that targeted hispanics in el paso, texas. meanwhile, acting customs and border patrol mark morgan defended the move saying it was a criminal investigation. >> given the emotions of the country right now, in hindsight, do you wish this raid didnt happen this week. >> the timing was unfortunate. >> these arent raids, these are targeted law enforcement operations and in this case, this was a joint criminal investigation with i.c.e. and the department of justice targeting work...

At food processes plants in mississippi last week. mark morgan says he insists theyre not actually raids. >> i think words matter. these arent raids. these are targeted laur eed law enforcement operations. this is a joint criminal investigation with i.c.e. in the justice targeting workside enforcement. companies that knowingly and willfully hire illegal aliens so in most cases they can exploit them further for their bottom line. >> reporter: research shows between march of this year, the trump a...

>> these arent raids, these are targeted law enforcement operations and in this case, this was a joint criminal investigation with i.c.e. and the department of justice targeting work site enforcement, meaning companies that knowingly and willfully hire illegal aliens so in most cases they can pay them reduced wages, exploit them further for their bottom line. thats what this investigation was about, a criminal investigation. >> and presidential candidate kamala harris weighed in on the raids cal...

Hes called it ridiculous and of course not true. >> okay. thank you. the acting commissioner of customs and border protection is defending the mass immigration raids at plants in mississippi last week. mark morgan telling cnn he disputes the terminology being used and insists they are not raids. >> i think words matter. these arent raids. these are targeted law enforcement operations. in this case, this was a joint criminal investigation with i.c.e. and the department of justice targeting work...

And also i think words matter. these arent raids. these are targeted law enforcement operations. and in this case, this was a joint criminal investigation with i.c.e. and the department of justice targeting work site enforcement meaning companies that knowingly and willfully hire illegal aliens so that in most cases they could pay them reduced wages, exploit them further for their bottom line. that is what this investigation was about. a criminal investigation, jake. >> so i want to get to that ...

Governments, please from your heart. -- >> you and the president said a few weeks ago that the pending i.c.e. raids would be focused on violent criminals. that is not what happened here in mississippi. why not? >> well so first of all, i never said that the raids as you call were focused on violent criminals. ive never said that. and also i think words matter. these arent raids. these are targeted law enforcement operations. and in this case, this was a joint criminal investigation with i.c.e. a...

Obama administration and you saw the numbers go down at the southwest border. it had a positive impact on the crisis. the numbers go down, the crisis is helped. >> but context matters. let me ask you something, theres all these secrets around what you did this weekend. be straight with my audience. how many people did you round up? >> youre talking about another agency. i know i did just come there -- >> youre the i.c.e. commissioner. whos going to know if you dont? >> because im the cbp commiss...

Against a million people, trying to round them up when youre overwhelmed at the border. deal with the border first and then do the roundup. >> i disagree with the analogy. if you enforce -- we did this under the obama administration. we removed families under the obama administration and you saw the numbers go down at the southwest border. it had a positive impact on the crisis. you remove them on the back end, it has a positive impact on the front end. the numbers go down, the crisis is helped....

Operations. john, thank you for being with us. these raids are sparking outrage in some cities. one i.c.e. official says they were originally planned under the president obama administration. this is just business as usual. we know the raids are targeting homes and businesses, some nonfelons have been arrested. although the majority we know in california were those with a criminal and violent criminal history. whats your take on what were seeing in this past week? is it business as usual? >> it ...