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Port Isabel Service Processing Center: Final Environmental Assessment
From the Purpose and Need for the Project: "The Port Isabel Service Processing Center (commonly referred to as the Port Isabel Detention Center or PIDC) is located at 27991 Buena Vista Boulevard, Los Fresnos, Texas. Los Fresnos is part of Cameron County, the southernmost county in Texas. The U.S./Mexico border lies to the south of Cameron County. The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) proposes a variety of improvements at the existing Port Isabel Service Processing Center (SPC), including construction, renovations, expansion, and demolition. ICE has prepared this Final Environmental Assessment (EA) in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 (42 United States Code [USC] 4321 et seq.) and other relevant federal and state laws and regulations. This Final EA discloses the direct, indirect, and cumulative environmental impacts that would result from the proposed action and alternatives."
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; United States. Department of Homeland Security
2019-02-21
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Declaring a National Emergency Concerning the Southern Border of the United States: Proclamation 9844 by the President of the United States of America, February 15, 2019
Proclamation 9844 issued by the president on February 15, 2019, declares a state of national emergency at the southern border to address the issues of illegal immigration and criminal trafficking into the United States: "The current situation at the southern border presents a border security and humanitarian crisis that threatens core national security interests and constitutes a national emergency. The southern border is a major entry point for criminals, gang members, and illicit narcotics. The problem of large-scale unlawful migration through the southern border is long-standing, and despite the executive branch's exercise of existing statutory authorities, the situation has worsened in certain respects in recent years. [...] Because of the gravity of the current emergency situation, it is necessary for the Armed Forces to provide additional support to address the crisis."
United States. Office of the Federal Register
Trump, Donald, 1946-
2019-02-15
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H. Doc. 116-9: Declaring a National Emergency Concerning the Southern Border of the United States, February 15, 2019
From the Letter of President Donald Trump: "I hereby report that I have exercised my authority to declare a national emergency in order to address the border security and humanitarian crisis that is threatening the United States. This declaration invokes section 12302 of title 10, United States Code, to allow the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of each relevant military department, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law, to order units or members of the Ready Reserve to active duty in order to assist and support the activities of the Secretary of Homeland Security at the southern border. Further, I have invoked section 2808 of title 10, United States Code, and authorized the Secretary of Defense, and at his discretion, the Secretaries of the military departments, to exercise the authority under that section to engage in emergency construction as necessary to support the use of the Armed Forces and respond to the crisis at our southern border."
United States. Government Printing Office
2019-02-15
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Unaccompanied Children: Agency Efforts to Identify and Reunify Children Separated from Parents at the Border, Statement of Kathryn A. Larin, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security and Rebecca Gambler, Director, Homeland Security and Justice, Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives
"On April 6, 2018, the Attorney General issued a memorandum on criminal prosecutions of immigration offenses. According to HHS [Department of Health and Human
Services] officials, this resulted in a considerable increase in the number of minor children whom DHS [Department of Homeland Security] separated from their parents after attempting to cross the U.S. border illegally. On June 20, 2018, the President issued an executive order directing that alien families generally be detained together, and on June 26, 2018, a federal judge ordered the government to reunify separated families. DHS is responsible for the apprehension and transfer of UAC [Unaccompanied Alien Children] to HHS. HHS is responsible for coordinating UAC placement and care. This testimony discusses DHS and HHS (1) planning efforts related to the Attorney General's April 2018 memo, (2) systems for indicating children were separated from parents, and (3) actions to reunify families in response to the June 2018 court order. It is based on a report GAO [Government Accountability Office] issued in October 2018. This testimony also includes updated data reported by the government on the number children separated from their parents subject to the court's reunification order and the number of those children in ORR custody as of December 11, 2018."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2019-02-07
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Congress and the War in Yemen: Oversight and Legislation 2015-2019 [Updated February 1, 2019]
"This product provides an overview of the role Congress has played in shaping U.S. policy toward the conflict in Yemen. Summary tables provide information on legislative proposals considered in the 115th and 116th Congresses. Various legislative proposals have reflected a range of congressional perspectives and priorities, including with regard to [1] the authorization of the activities of the U.S. Armed Forces related to the conflict; [2] the extent of U.S. logistical, material, advisory, and intelligence support for the coalition led by Saudi Arabia; [3] the approval, disapproval, or conditioning of U.S. arms sales to Saudi Arabia; [4] the appropriation of funds for U.S. operations in support of the Saudi-led coalition; [5] the conduct of the Saudi-led coalition's air campaign and its adherence to international humanitarian law and the laws of armed conflict; [6] the demand for greater humanitarian access to Yemen; [7] the call for a wider government assessment of U.S. policy toward Yemen and U.S. support to parties to the conflict; [8] the nature and extent of U.S.-Saudi counterterrorism and border security cooperation; and [9] the role of Iran in supplying missile technology and other weapons to the forces of the Houthi movement."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Sharp, Jeremy Maxwell; Blanchard, Christopher M.
2019-02-01
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'Migrant Protection Protocols': Legal Issues Related to DHS's Plan to Require Arriving Asylum Seekers to Wait in Mexico [February 1, 2019]
"Through two press releases posted on its website--the first on December 20, 2018, and the second on January 24, 2019--the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced a new policy that could require many asylum seekers who arrive at the southern border to wait in Mexico while U.S. immigration courts process their cases. DHS calls the new policy the 'Migrant Protection Protocols' (MPP) and contends that it will serve to address a 'security and humanitarian crisis on the Southern border.' Details about the policy's implementation are still developing. A DHS memorandum indicates that the MPP went into effect at the San Ysidro port of entry (south of San Diego) on January 28, 2019, and that DHS anticipates expanding implementation of the new policy 'in the near future.' According to media reports, DHS first returned an asylum seeker to Mexico under the policy on January 29, 2019, when it returned to Tijuana one Honduran national who presented himself at San Ysidro. The next day, DHS returned about a dozen more asylum seekers to Tijuana from San Ysidro, according to a report."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Harrington, Ben; Smith, Hillel R.
2019-02-01
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Finding of No Significant Impact: For Improvements at the Port Isabel Service Processing Center, Port Isabel, Texas
From the Background: "United States (U.S.) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is the principal investigative arm of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the second largest investigative agency in the Federal government. ICE's primary mission is to promote homeland security and public safety through criminal and civil enforcement of Federal laws governing border control, customs, trade, and immigration. To ensure ICE's primary mission is achieved, ICE proposes to implement facility improvement projects at its Port Isabel Service Processing Center (SPC). The projects would ensure that adequate facilities and infrastructure resources are available for the efficient and lawful operation of the Port Isabel SPC. This effort is critical to the effective and efficient operations associated with detention and removal in and around ICE's San Antonio Field Office Area of Operations (AO). In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S. Code 4321-4347), ICE has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) of its action to implement a variety of improvements related to modernization of the existing Port Isabel Service Processing Center (SPC)."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
2019-02
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Drug Trafficking at the Southwest Border: Homeland Security Issues in the 116th Congress [Updated January 31, 2019]
"The United States sustains a multi-billion dollar illegal drug market. An estimated 28.6 million Americans, or 10.6% of the population age 12 or older, had used illicit drugs at least once in the past month in 2016. The 2018 National Drug Threat Assessment indicates that Mexican transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) continue to dominate the U.S. drug market. They 'remain the greatest criminal drug threat to the United States; no other group is currently positioned to challenge them.' The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) indicates that these TCOs maintain and expand their influence by controlling lucrative smuggling corridors along the Southwest border and by engaging in business alliances with other criminal networks, transnational gangs, and U.S.-based gangs."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Finklea, Kristin
2019-01-31
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CBP Releases Apprehension Data [January 24, 2019]
On January 24, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security issued the following press release: "Today, United States Customs and Border Protection released new information regarding the number of family units apprehended along the southwest border and the demographics of large groups apprehended in recent months by the United States Border Patrol (USBP). As of today, USBP has seen a surge in Family Unit Aliens compared to the same time from last fiscal year by 280%. Fiscal Year 2018 was a record year and this year will surpass that if the current trend continues without any legislative fixes. Overall apprehensions between the POE's [Port of Entry] are up 81%."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Press Office
2019-01-24
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 268: End the Shutdown and Secure the Border Act
This document presents table of "CBO [Congressional Budget Office] Estimate for Divisions A-G of Senate Amendment 5 to H.R. 268--End the Shutdown and Secure the Border Act," "CBO Estimate for Division H of Senate Amendment 5 to H.R. 268" and "CBO Estimate of Fiscal Year 2019 Discretionary Appropriations, Including Previously Enacted Legislation."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2019-01-24
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Asylum and Related Protections for Aliens Who Fear Gang and Domestic Violence [January 15, 2019]
From the Document: "Over the past year, non-U.S. nationals (aliens) from Central America (primarily Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala) have comprised an increasingly larger share of asylum applicants in the United States. And more recently, a 'caravan' of thousands of individuals from Honduras has been traveling north across the Guatemala-Mexico border, with many reportedly seeking to escape widespread gang and domestic violence in Honduras. Previously, federal courts and immigration authorities have considered when such circumstances may raise a viable claim for asylum or other forms of relief from removal. In June 2018, Attorney General (AG) Jeff Sessions ruled in Matter of A-B- that aliens who fear gang or domestic violence in their home countries generally do not qualify for asylum based on those grounds--a ruling that is binding upon immigration authorities within both the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The decision may foreclose some claims of relief by asylum seekers, and subject more aliens apprehended along the border to expedited removal in lieu of the more formalized removal process available to aliens whose asylum claims are deemed sufficiently credible to warrant further review."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Smith, Hillel R.
2019-01-15
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Judicial Rulings Ending the Obama Administration's Family Detention Policy: Implications for Illegal Immigration and Border Security
"The political debate over immigration--both legal and illegal--has become steadily more divisive over the last few decades, resulting in a policy stalemate. The complexity, inadequacy of information, and changing nature of the problem only deepen the challenge of finding solutions. [...] No one really knows how many people enter the United States illegally each year, or how many people currently reside in the country illegally. The number of apprehensions is often used as a surrogate statistic to estimate the levels of illegal immigration and residency. It is an imperfect surrogate to say the least. To illustrate one distortion, some Mexican migrants living close to the border who attempt to enter the country illegally may be apprehended multiple times. Migrants from Central America who are apprehended and returned to their countries of origin do not have the same opportunity for multiple illegal crossings. As a result, multiple apprehensions of Mexicans tend to overstate the assumed extent of illegal immigration. Even the definition of 'apprehension' itself has changed over time, further distorting the numbers. [...] The goal of any immigration reform should be to deter and reduce the number of people entering illegally, overstaying a visa, or entering without proper documentation. Immigration should be a legal and controlled process. Over the last 30 years, Congress has passed multiple bills that are either primarily designed to fix this problem or that have elements that attempt to address it. [...] [I]n spite of these attempted legislative fixes, the problem has only continued to grow."
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Johnson, Ron, 1955-
2019-01-10
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H. Rept. 115-1127: Legislative and Oversight Activities of the Committee on Homeland Security, Report Together with Additional Views, January 2, 2019
"The Committee on Homeland Security met on February 1, 2017, for an organizational meeting for the 115th Congress under the direction of Chairman Michael T. McCaul of Texas. The Committee Membership, was set at 32 Members with 18 Republicans and 14 Democrats. The Committee established six Subcommittees: The Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence; the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security; the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection; the Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency; the Subcommittee on Transportation and Protective Security; and the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications."
United States. Government Publishing Office
2019-01-02
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Maritime Autonomous Vehicles Within the International Law Framework to Enhance Maritime Security
From the Introduction: "The use of maritime autonomous vehicles (MAVs) is increasing for a variety of ocean activities, which raises challenging questions about how these crafts fit within existing ocean governance. Most importantly, we need to consider the consequences for international law if we are to maintain a rules-based order on the oceans. The significance of MAVs for international law has already become a focal point for the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in relation to maritime safety. Likewise, numerous scholars have examined MAVs in relation to the law of armed conflict. By contrast, the potential use (and abuse) of MAVs with regard to maritime security has not yet been greatly scrutinized. Accordingly, this article provides a preliminary assessment of how international law relating to maritime security can account for the operations of MAVs. As the use of MAVs increase, it is apparent that there will also be repercussions for the international legal framework in place to promote maritime security. For example, in January 2019, Singapore, Japan, and South Korea announced their plans to use MAVs for activities such as surveillance, coastal border patrols, search and rescue, and mine detection. Such examples suggest that the difficult legal questions that MAVs raise will become more significant as use increases."
Naval War College (U.S.). International Law Studies
Klein, Natalie (Natalie S.)
2019
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Ensuring Effective and Efficient Operations: A Review of the Fiscal Year 2020 DHS Management Directorate Budget Request, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability of the Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, First Session, April 3, 2019
This is the April 3, 2019 hearing on "Ensuring Effective and Efficient Operations: A Review of the Fiscal Year 2020 DHS Management Directorate Budget Request," held before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability of the Committee on Homeland Security. From the Opening Statement of Torres Small: "DHS Management may not grab headlines like Secret Service, Coast Guard, Border Patrol and other operational components, but the men and women who staff the Department's front office are every bit as important to the vision and direction of the DHS enterprise. From budgeting to procurement and human resources to information technology, the Management Directorate provides the structure that is needed for DHS to be an effective and efficient organization. The President's proposed budget seeks nearly $1.6 billion for the Management Directorate in fiscal year 2020." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Chip Fulghum and Chris Currie.
United States. Government Publishing Office
2019
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Oversight of Efforts to Protect Unaccompanied Alien Children from Human Trafficking and Abuse, Hearing Before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, Second Session, August 16, 2018
This is the August 16, 2018 hearing on "Oversight of Efforts to Protect Unaccompanied Alien Children from Human Trafficking and Abuse," held before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. From the Opening Statement of Senator Portman: "Since 2012, more than 200,000 children without legal status have crossed our borders without a parent or guardian. These children are typically apprehended by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Then, within 72 hours, under law, DHS transfers them to an HHS [Health and Human Services] Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) facility. At this point, HHS becomes responsible for these children's care. HHS typically places these children with sponsors, which can be their parents or other family members, but also sometimes other, unrelated adults. In 2015, I learned that HHS had placed eight of these children with human traffickers. [...] The Subcommittee investigated, and we released a comprehensive report in 2016 finding that HHS failed to do basic background checks on the traffickers who came forward to sponsor these children. We also found that no government agency claimed any responsibility for these children once the government placed them with sponsors, even sponsors who are not the children's parents or legal guardians." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Richard M. Hudson, Robert Guadian, Jonathan D. White, and James R. McHenry.
United States. Government Publishing Office
2019
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Supporting a Fact-Based Approach to Preventing Terrorist Travel to the United States, Joint Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism and the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, First Session, April 2, 2019
This is the April 2, 2019 hearing on "Supporting a Fact-Based Approach to Preventing Terrorist Travel to the United States," held before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism and the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations. From the Opening Statement of Walker: "The security and the facilitation of people and goods crossing the U.S. borders is one of the fundamental responsibilities of the Government and a core mission set of the Department of Homeland Security, especially in the aftermath of the September 11 terror attacks. Since that time major enhancements have been made to the policies, to the technology and information-sharing agreements related to border vetting agreements and programs. Each time a vulnerability is discovered, such as the 2009 Christmas Day bomber, the 2011 arrest of two Iraqi refugees in Connecticut linked to al-Qaeda and the 2015 San Bernardino attack, with each one of these vulnerabilities additional improvements have and are continuing to be made." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Donald Conroy, Monte Hawkins, and Rebecca Gambler.
United States. Government Publishing Office
2019
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Serial No. 116-18: Understanding Odebrecht: Lessons for Combating Corruption in the Americas, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, and Trade of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, First Session, Tuesday, March 26, 2019
This is the March 26, 2019 hearing on "Understanding Odebrecht: Lessons for Combating Corruption in the Americas" held before the House of Representatives Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, and Trade of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. From the opening statement of Albio Sires: "In this hearing, [...] [we] will examine how Odebrecht attempted to buy off politicians from across the political spectrum. We will also look at how it moved money across borders using anonymous shell companies. A harsh reality is that dirty money from Odebrecht passed frequently through U.S. banking and financial systems. We must examine how we can do a better job in the future of stemming these illicit flows. We should also take this opportunity to assess U.S. policy and U.S. assistance programs to combat corruption in Latin America. Many governments and civil society organizations in the region are working hard to learn from cases like Odebrecht and prevent this from happening again. I believe the U.S. must be a reliable partner for those government officials seeking to root corruption and for the local organizations seeking to expose it. We should identify and support those who show the courage and political will to tackle this problem wherever it appears. As we look to the Fiscal Year 2020 budget, it is essential that we provide levels of foreign assistance funding that reflect our commitment to supporting a regional fight against corruption." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Michael Camilleri, Katya Salazar, and David L. Hall.
United States. Government Publishing Office
2019
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Serial No. 116-4: The Way Forward on Border Security, Hearing Before the Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, First Session, March 6, 2019
This is the March 6, 2019 hearing titled "The Way Forward on Border Security" held before the House Committee on Homeland Security. From the opening statement of Bennie G. Thompson: "Today, we will look at what the administration has said and done about border security and line it up against the facts." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Kirstjen Nielsen.
United States. Government Publishing Office
2019
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Overcrowding and Prolonged Detention at CBP Facilities, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, First Session, July 15, 2019
This is the July 15, 2019 hearing on "Overcrowding and Prolonged Detention at CBP [U.S. Customs and Border Protection] Facilities," held before the U.S House of Representatives Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship of the Committee on the Judiciary. The hearing was convened following the release of two management alerts from the DHS Inspector General (IG) on May 30, and July 2, 2019. From the opening statement of Zoe Lofgren the alerts detail the "dangerous conditions at U.S. Customs and Border Protection facilities in Texas. According to the IG, at some of these facilities, conditions are so bad that they require immediate attention and action." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Diana Shaw.
United States. Government Publishing Office
2019
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Department of Homeland Security: FY 2019 Budget in Brief
From the Document: "The President's Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Budget Request of $4 7 .5 billion for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reflects our continued focus on strengthening the safety and security of our Nation and the American Public. Homeland security is the most fundamental responsibility that government provides to its people and this budget does much to build on the Department's effectiveness. This FY 2019 Budget Request provides funding to sustain and strengthen our most critical programs and capabilities and places emphasis on border security, enforcing and administering our immigration laws, preventing terrorism and enhancing security, and increasing our Nation's cybersecurity defenses."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
2019
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Kids in Cages: Inhumane Treatment at the Border, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, First Session, July 10, 2019
This is the July 10, 2019 hearing on "Kids in Cages: Inhumane Treatment at the Border," held before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Committee on Oversight and Reform. From the opening statement of Jamie Raskin: "This subcommittee is convening this hearing regarding inhumane treatment of children and families at the border. [...] The American people are up in arms about reports, both from the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security and the media and various human rights groups, about the dangerous overcrowding, spreading infections, influenza, diarrhea and lice, pervasive medical inattention, sexual assault, and systematic abuse of the rights of migrants in U.S. Government care and custody at the border." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Yazmin Juμrez, Michael Breen, Clara Long Deputy, Hope Frye, Carlos A. Gutierrez, and Ronald D. Vitiello.
United States. Government Publishing Office
2019
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Russia's Counterproductive Counterterrorism, Hearing Before the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, First Session, June 12, 2019
This is the June 12, 2019 hearing on "Russia's Counterproductive Counterterrorism" before the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE). From the opening statement of Richard Hudson, CSCE Commissioner, the hearing was convened to "examine the Kremlin's counterterrorism policies and practices, [...] to better understand what those practices are, how they developed over time, whether they're effective, and to what extent they dovetail, or not, with U.S. interests." According to the Commissioner's statement it is important for the U.S. to maintain a clear sense of Russian counterterrorism practices because "(1) Russia seeks to claim the mantle of leadership on this issue internationally [...] [and] (2) Russia's actions in this space have impact far beyond Russia's borders." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Mariya Y. Omelicheva, Rachel Denber, and Michael Carpenter.
United States. Government Publishing Office
2019
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Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin K. McAleenan, Hearing Before the Committee on Oversight and Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, First Session, July 18, 2019
This is the July 18, 2019 hearing on "Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin K. McAleenan" head before the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform. From the opening statement of Elijah Cummings: "Today, the committee is examining the Trump administration's inhumane policy of separating children from their parents at the border and the dangerous conditions in which they are being held. Last Friday, we issued a staff report summarizing data on children who were separated from their families by the Trump administration. This report was based on information that we forced the Trump administration to produce to the committee pursuant to bi-partisan subpoenas after they refused to provide it voluntarily for months. The report found that the administration's child separation policy was more harmful, more traumatic, and more chaotic than previously known. The report also describes specific case studies of 10 children who were separated by the Trump administration, including several who were under the age of two. We sent our report to the Department last week, and we will be asking our witness about these children this morning. Today, we will hear from Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan."
United States. Government Publishing Office
2019
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Impacts of Trump Policies on Border Communities, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations of the Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, First Session, April 30, 2019
This is the April 30, 2019 hearing titled "The Impacts of Trump Policies on Border Communities," held before the House Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations of the Committee on Homeland Security. From the opening statement of Kathleen M. Rice: "Earlier this month, I led a delegation to the U.S.-Mexico border to examine the reality of President Trump's increasingly restrictive border security and immigration policies. While in El Paso, our delegation was briefed by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on their current border operations. We also toured the El Paso ICE Processing Center, where hundreds of migrants are currently being held. In addition, we had the opportunity to visit the pedestrian-only Paso del Norte Port of Entry and the cargo-only Bridge of the Americas, where hundreds of millions of dollars in goods pass through every day." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Jon Barela, Efren Olivares, Mark Seitz, and Mark D. Napier.
United States. Government Publishing Office
2019
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Free-Trade Zones: Productive or Destructive? Briefing of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, Second Session, September 12, 2018
This is the September 12, 2018 briefing titled "Free-Trade Zones: Productive or Destructive?" held before the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe. From the Paul Massaro: "I would like to welcome you today on behalf of our bipartisan and bicameral leadership to discuss an underexamined threat to the national security of the United States: free-trade zones, or FTZs. FTZs are duty-free areas within a country's borders designed to encourage economic development by allowing goods to be imported and exported under less restrictive conditions than are present elsewhere in the country. In many places, these zones generate jobs and wealth. However, they are also hospitable to illicit trade and money laundering. In the worst cases, law enforcement fails and FTZs become global hubs of criminal activity, black holes that enable corruption." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Paul Massaro, Clay Fuller, Jack Radisch, Stephane Jacobzone, and Pedro Assares Rodrigues.
United States. Congress. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
2019
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Department of Homeland Security's Family Separation Policy: Perspectives from the Border, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations of the Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, First Session, March 26, 2019
This is the March 26, 2019 hearing titled "The Department of Homeland Security's Family Separation Policy: Perspectives from the Border," held before the House Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations of the Committee on Homeland Security. From the opening statement of Kathleen M. Rice: "Last summer, the Department of Homeland Security, under the leadership of Secretary Nielsen, implemented a zero tolerance policy which resulted in the separation of thousands of families. Despite knowing beforehand that this policy would immediately lead to family separations, DHS and specifically U.S. Customs and Border Protection, were completely unprepared and ill-equipped for the massive and delicate undertaking of sheltering thousands of separated children, with an unknown number of babies and toddlers. To make matters worse, within days of this policy's enactment, it became abundantly clear that none of the Federal agencies involved had any systems in place to effectively keep track of and reunite separated family members." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Jennifer Podkul, Michelle Brané, Julie M. Linton, and Tim Ballard.
United States. Government Publishing Office
2019
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H. Rept. 116-163, Part I: Homeland Security Improvement Act, Report Together with Minority Views, to Accompany H.R. 2203, July 19, 2019
From the Document: "The Committee on Homeland Security, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 2203) to increase transparency, accountability, and community engagement within the Department of Homeland Security, provide independent oversight of border security activities, improve training for agents and officers of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and for other purposes, having considered the same, report favorably thereon with an amendment and recommend that the bill as amended do pass."
United States. Government Publishing Office
2019
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Serial No. 115-76: Hidden in Plain Sight: Understanding Federal Efforts to Stop Human Trafficking, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security of the Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, Second Session, September 26, 2018
This is the September 26, 2018 hearing on "Hidden in Plain Sight: Understanding Federal Efforts to Stop Human Trafficking" held before the House Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security. From the opening statement of Martha McSally: "Human trafficking is a multi-billion-dollar industry, it enslaves approximately 25 million men, women, and children world-wide, through sexual exploitation, domestic servitude, and forced labor. [...] We all need to wake up because human trafficking is happening right here in our back yards and the victims of the tragic crimes are often hidden in plain sight. I call this hearing to shine a light on the heinous crime of human trafficking and highlight the work being done by our Federal agencies who partner with State, local, and Tribal governments, and law enforcement agencies to eradicate human trafficking from our streets, our local businesses, and our neighborhoods." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: John H. Hill, Steven W. Cagen, John Gore, and Michelle Demmert.
United States. Government Publishing Office
2019
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Serial No. 115-72: Boots at the Border: Examining the National Guard Deployment to the Southwest Border, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security of the Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, Second Session, July 24, 2018
This is the July 24, 2018 hearing titled "Boots at the Border: Examining the National Guard Deployment to the Southwest Border," held before the House Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security. From the opening statement of Martha McSally: "Today, our focus is on personnel and the capabilities at the border. Staffing shortages at both the ports of entry and in Border Patrol are exacerbated by both the hiring process that takes far too long and retention challenges that have persisted for years with no signs of abatement. CBP [Customs and Border Protection] is critically understaffed and remains well below its Congressionally-mandated staffing levels by more than 1,000 CBP officers and 1,900 Border Patrol agents. Combined with the growing crisis along the Southwest Border, this shortage has put our Nation's security at risk." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Rodolfo Karisch, John F. Nichols, and Michael T. McGuire.
United States. Government Publishing Office
2019
