"It's not about speech, it's about the connectivity to violence. That is what we need to address. You know, an individual has the free speech right to spew anti-Semitic rhetoric. What they don't have the right to do is take hostages in a synagogue, and that's where we get involved."
Alejandro Mayorkas is an American public official and attorney serving in senior U.S. federal roles. He has served as Secretary of Homeland Security and previously held leadership posts at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. His work has focused on immigration policy and national security administration.