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Readout of Acting Secretary Beers’ Trip to Texas and Mexico

Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Rand Beers today traveled to Texas and Mexico. This morning, Acting Secretary Beers visited McAllen, Texas to inspect border security operations, meet with U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees in the region, and receive briefings on the Administration’s efforts in securing the nation’s border and combating narcotics and weapons smuggling, while facilitating lawful travel and trade.

Written testimony of CBP for a House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security hearing titled “Border Security Oversight: Identifying and Responding to Current Threats”

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Border Patrol Chief Michael Fisher and Office of Field Operations Acting Assistant Commissioner David Murphy address (a) the role of CBP in securing America’s borders, a role shared with federal, state, local, tribal, and international partners, and (b) how border security has changed over the past ten years, not only in terms of resources, infrastructure, and operations, but also in how the state of an ever-changing border environment is assessed and measured.

Written testimony of CBP for a House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations hearing titled “Federal Government Approaches to Issuing Biometric IDs: Part II”

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations Executive Director for Planning, Program, Analysis, and Evaluation Colleen Manaher addresses the work of CBP, particularly with regard to CBP’s development of the minimum standards and best practices for the issuance of cross border travel documents through the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI), CBP’s Trusted Traveler Programs and the use of biometrics to secure these programs.

Written testimony of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security hearing on the Agency’s Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Request

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Acting Deputy Commissioner Kevin McAleenan, Office of Border Patrol Chief Michael Fisher, and Office of Air and Marine Assistant Commissioner Randolph Alles address the work that CBP does in securing America’s borders, outline the current status of CBP resources and demonstrate how the resources provided by Congress have been utilized more efficiently and effectively to improve lawful trade and travel and the security of our borders.

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