DOJ 'politicized' under Biden, Ted Cruz confident Pam Bondi will reverse it

Cruz said that Bondi, who also was a personal lawyer to Trump, "may be the single most important cabinet nominee President Trump has made."

During Bondi's hearing on Wednesday Cruz qasked her whether she would investigate the thousands of unaccounted-for migrant children who have entered the United States. 

When asked whether he was confident that she would follow through on that if confirmed, Cruz said, "I am."

"These were unaccompanied minors, little girls, little boys that came into this country that were in the custody of the federal government, and the federal government handed them over to adults," Cruz said. "Many of the adults were not relatives, and they have now lost them. They don't know where they are." 

Republican lawmakers have been critical of the Biden administration's handling of the illegal migrant crisis over the past four years. 

Speaking before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security and Enforcement, Becerra testified about his department's Refugee Resettlement Office, which is charged with caring for, and placement of, unaccompanied migrant children.

Cruz said that he also asked Trump's pick for HHS secretary, RFK Jr., to conduct an investigation of lost migrant children, "because we have an obligation," he said.

Bondi has secured the support of current and former state attorneys general across the country, as well as more than 100 former top Department of Justice officials. The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote on her nomination in the coming days. 

If the committee approves the nomination, the full Senate will then schedule a vote to confirm her appointment. Although an exact date for the final confirmation vote has not been announced, it is anticipated to be within the next two weeks.

Fox News Digital's Louis Casiano contributed to this report.