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Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC)

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Written testimony of USCIS for a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing titled “The 2014 Humanitarian Crisis at our Border: A Review of the Government’s Response to Unaccompanied Minors One Year Later”

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Refugee, Asylum and International Operations Directorate Associate Director Joseph Langlois addresses the Asylum Division’s processing of asylum applications filed by unaccompanied children.

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Written testimony of ICE for a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing titled “The 2014 Humanitarian Crisis at our Border: A Review of the Government’s Response to Unaccompanied Minors One Year Later”

U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations Assistant Director of Field Operations Philip Miller reviews ICE’s role in addressing issues related to unaccompanied children arriving in the United States.

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Written testimony of DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson for a Senate Committee on Appropriations hearing titled “Review of the President’s Emergency Supplemental Request”

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson reviews the Department’s efforts to address the recent rise of unaccompanied children and adults with children crossing the southwest border in the Rio Grande Valley in South Texas.

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Written testimony of FEMA, CBP, and ICE for a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing titled “Challenges at the Border: Examining the Causes, Consequences, and Responses to the Rise in Apprehensions at the Southern Border”

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowski, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Thomas Winkowski review the Department’s efforts to address the recent rise of unaccompanied children and others crossing our border in the Rio Grande Valley.

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Written testimony of CBP for a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing titled “Crisis on the Texas Border: Surge of Unaccompanied Minors”

At a field hearing in McAllen, Texas, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Border Patrol - Rio Grande Valley Sector Chief Patrol Agent Kevin Oaks reviews CBP’s efforts to address the recent rise of unaccompanied children and others crossing our border in the Rio Grande Valley.

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Written testimony of CBP and ICE for a House Committee on the Judiciary hearing titled “An Administration Made Disaster: The South Texas Border Surge of Unaccompanied Alien Minors”

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Border Patrol Deputy Chief Ron Vitiello and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations Executive Associate Director Thomas Homan review the Department of Homeland Security’s efforts to address the recent rise of unaccompanied children and others crossing the U.S. border in the Rio Grande Valley.

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Written testimony of DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson for a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing titled “Dangerous Passage: The Growing Problem of Unaccompanied Children Crossing the Border”

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson addresses the recent rise of unaccompanied children and others crossing the U.S. border in the Rio Grande Valley.

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Written testimony of DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson for a Senate Committee on the Judiciary hearing titled “Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security”

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson addresses DHS’ mission and priorities.

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Informe Anual 2013

Read the Spanish version of the 2013 Annual Report to Congress.

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Global MOTR Coordination Center (GMCC)

The Global Maritime Operational Threat Response Coordination Center supports the inter-agency response to maritime threats involving U.S. interests worldwide.