Garland can't ballpark number of illegal migrants DOJ is currently prosecuting
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Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday did not have an answer to a question about how many migrants the Justice Department is prosecuting for illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.
"I don't know the answer to that, but they have to be referred by the – " Garland said in response to a question about the number of DOJ prosecutions from Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Calif., during a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee, before McClintock cut him off.
Garland added that he does not "have that number" off the top of his head but would be able to have a member of his staff provide it to McClintock.
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