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Border Patrol Chief Mark Morgan testified before a House Homeland Security Subcommittee on the effectiveness of border patrol checkpoints. Chief Morgan discussed U.S Border Patrol strategy, national security, and resources needed by the agency. ... -Mexico border residents on their experiences with border control and solutions for the safety of their communities.

Border Patrol Chief Michael Fisher and Assistant Chief Robert Schroeder talked about the department's efforts to protect the border, specifically against transnational criminal networks. They also answered questions on the number of immigration deaths along the border and forging better relations with communities along the Texas-Mexico border. This program by the Center for Strategic and International Studies was based on a trilogy of articles by Assistant Chief Schroeder recently published by the Border Patrol, "Holding the Line in the 21st Century."

Former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff talked about immigration and border security. ... Border Patrol Chief Michael Fisher talked about his remarks. ... Chertoff spoke about the various metrics for measuring border security success, including tracking immigrants who have overstayed their visa. Chief Fisher talked about the evolution of the current border security strategy and highlighted the key components of a successful strategy.

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas held a press conference after touring parts of the U.S.-Mexico border ahead of the end of Title 42, which allowed Border Patrol agents to turn away migrants on public health grounds. He said there had been a surge of migration ahead of that deadline but that misinformation from human traffickers in Central and South American continued to drive migration toward the U.S. border.

Witnesses testified at a hearing on the impact of technology on U.S. border security efforts. Topics included the use of aircraft, drones, and surveillance tools, as well as evaluations of border security efforts and recommendations for improving infrastructure and technology.

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas held a press briefing to discuss the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border. ... Border Patrol, Mayorkas shared that more than 212,000 migrants were stopped at the southern border in July, an increase from June.

Border Patrol Chief Mark Morgan and Deputy Chief Carla Provost testified at a hearing on their agency's priorities and ongoing efforts to improve border security.

The Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs held a hearing on the Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act of 2013, which addressed U.S. border security reforms and rates of pay for border patrol agents. ... Customs and Border Protection, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, and the National Border Patrol Council, which is the labor union representing border* patrol agent, provided remarks.

Homeland Security officials with the Border Patrol and Customs and Border Protection agencies testified at a hearing on the various technologies they were using to secure the nation's borders. During the hearing, Customs and Border Protection's Field Operations Executive Assistant Commissioner Todd Owens said the smuggling of the dangerous drug fentanyl into the U.S. via the courier system from China was an issue that needs to be addressed immediately. ... Owens added that the CBP had conducted testing on the drug that comes from both China and across the U.S. southern border and the Chinese drug is much more potent.

Immigration enforcement officials testified on border security and immigration issues. ... Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Tom Carper (D-DE) said improved border security makes the 2013 debate over immigration policy different from 2006, when Congress failed to pass a bill in part over concerns about illegal border crossings.

Homeland Security officials spoke to the press about enforcement statistics for Fiscal Year 2006. They focused on border patrols and the permeability of the border between U.S. and Mexico.

Panelists talked about border security challenges since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Topics included the consolidation of various federal offices into Customs and Border Protection in 2003, and the September 11th Commission's recommendations.

A House subcommittee held a hearing on southern border security. It came following reports of a "caravan" of Central American migrants traveling through Mexico and headed toward the U.S. southern border. President Trump issued a memorandum requesting the deployment of National Guard troops to assist federal border patrol agents. Witnesses at the hearing included the head of the union representing border* patrol agents and the director of the Texas Department of Public Safety.

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas urged migrants against journeying to the U.S. illegally. ... The secretary's message came after he toured the southwestern border in Texas.

The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security convened a hearing on U.S. border security and President Trump's proposed border wall. Witnesses included a woman whose son was killed by an undocumented immigrant; Seth Stodder, who served as Homeland Security assistant secretary in the Obama administration; and Brandon Judd, president of the National Border* Patrol Council.

President Trump participated in a roundtable on immigration and border security at a U.S. Border Patrol station in Calexico, California. The president was briefed by Customs and Border Protection agents on the southern border on efforts to stymie illegal immigration. He was joined by Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, Customs and Border* Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), among others.

Representatives from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Protection, and the Homeland Security Inspector General's office testified on provisions of the immigration bill, the Border Security Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act.

Customs and Border Protection (CPB) officials held a news conference on migration trends. ... -Mexico border illegally in the month of February, a record number that officials say is putting an added strain on the agency and border patrol agents. ... Other topics included providing medical care to families crossing the border, plans for a new processing center in El Paso, Texas, and the need for bipartisan support in passing comprehensive immigration and border security legislation.

Customs and Border Protection, U.S. ... Citizenship and Immigration Services testified on asylum law enforcement and border security before a Senate Homeland Security subcommittee. ... Other topics included the seizures of illicit fentanyl at ports of entry, wait times at immigration courts, and the partnership between the federal government and non-government organizations (NGOs) in aiding migrants at the border*.

President Trump discussed border security in Yuma, Arizona, with federal and local officials. ... -Mexico border* wall, and the officials thanked the president for his support of law enforcement.