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Last Updated: | Testimony

Written testimony of CBP for a House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security hearing titled “A Dangerous and Sophisticated Adversary: The Threat to the Homeland Posed by Cartel Operations”

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Paul Beeson, Director of DHS Joint Task Force – West addresses the evolving drug smuggling tactics and techniques used by transnational criminal organizations and how CBP is working to meet this threat and secure the Nation’s borders.

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Written testimony of ICE for a House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security hearing titled “A Dangerous and Sophisticated Adversary: The Threat to the Homeland Posed by Cartel Operations”

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations Assistant Director for Investigative Programs Matt Allen addresses threats posed by Transnational Criminal Organizations and the efforts of ICE to identify, target, investigate, disrupt, dismantle and bring to justice these criminal elements.

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Written testimony of CBP for a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing titled “Initial Observations of the New Leadership at the U.S. Border Patrol”

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) Chief Mark Morgan and USBP Deputy Chief Carla Provost address their initial observations of current USBP operations and challenges, and their vision for securing the U.S. border between the Nation’s ports of entry.

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Written testimony of ICE Director for a House Committee on the Judiciary hearing titled “Oversight of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement”

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Sarah Saldaña reviews where ICE has made progress over the past year, what challenges still remain, and the ongoing efforts toward carrying out its critical mission.

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Written testimony of USCG Commandant for a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard hearing titled “Assessing the Coast Guard's Increasing Duties: A focus on drug and migrant interdiction”

U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Commandant Admiral Paul Zukunft addresses Coast Guard missions.

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Written testimony of CBP Commissioner for a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner R.Gil Kerlikowske addresses the role of CBP in combating the flow of dangerous drugs into the United States.

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Written testimony of ICE for a House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere hearing titled “Potential Terrorist Threats: Border Security Challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean”

U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations International Operations Assistant Director Lev Kubiak addresses the international engagement efforts of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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Written testimony of ICE Director for a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security hearing on the FY 2017 budget request for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Sarah Saldaña addresses the President’s Fiscal Year 2017 budget request for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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Written testimony of ICE Deputy Director for a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security hearing titled “FY 2017 Budget Request for U.S. Customs and Border Protection & U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement”

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Deputy Director Daniel Ragsdale addresses the President’s Fiscal Year 2017 budget request for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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Written testimony of ICE Director for a Senate Committee on the Judiciary hearing titled “Oversight of the Administration’s Misdirected Immigration Enforcement Policies: Examining the Impact of Public Safety and Honoring the Victims”

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Sarah Saldaña outlines the role the dedicated men and women of ICE play in the apprehension, detention, and removal of individuals unlawfully present in the United States and the critical work ICE investigators perform to disrupt and dismantle criminal organizations operating in and affecting American communities.