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Unaccompanied Alien Children: CRS Experts

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Unaccompanied Alien Children: CRS Experts

JulyMay 24, 20142016 (R43659)

The following table lists names and contact information for CRS experts on unaccompanied alien children (UAC). Policy and legal areas identified include domestic policy, UAC-related appropriations,international affairs UAC-related criminal activity, and international affairsUAC-related appropriations.

Fran McCarthyAnalyst in Emergency Management Policy

[author name scrubbed]
Legislative Attorney

Specialist in Immigration Policy William KandelSpecialist in Immigration Policy

[author name scrubbed]
Legislative Attorney

  [author name scrubbed]Specialist in Latin American Affairs

[author name scrubbed]
Legislative Attorney

Specialist in Domestic Security

Legislative Issues

Name/Title

Phone

E-mail

DOMESTIC POLICY

UAC Legislative Background

[author name scrubbed]
SpecialistBorder Security Carla ArguetaAnalyst in Immigration Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

 

[author name scrubbed]
Legislative Attorney

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

 

 

 

 

Border Security

Data on UAC

Jerry Bjelopera
Specialist in Organized Crime and Terrorism

Sarah CaldwellSenior Research Librarian

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

 

[author name scrubbed]
Section Research Manager, Domestic Security and Immigration Section

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

 

[author name scrubbed]
Legislative Attorney

     

Federal Coordination—Interagency Unified Coordination Group

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

 

 

 

 

UAC Processing

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

William Kandel
Fran McCarthy Analyst in ImmigrationEmergency Management Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

 

     

Immigration Relief for UAC

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

 

 

 

 

UAC Family Reunification

William Kandel
Analyst in Immigration Policy

[author name scrubbed] Legislative Attorney

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

 

 

 

 

Immigration Relief for UAC

National Guard on the Border

[author name scrubbed]
Specialist in ImmigrationMilitary Manpower Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

 

[author name scrubbed]
Legislative Attorney

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

 

 

 

 

Refugees (In country processing)

[author name scrubbed]
Specialist in Immigration Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

 

[author name scrubbed]
Legislative Attorney

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

 

[author name scrubbed]
Legislative Attorney

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

 

 

 

 

UAC HearingsAdjudication and the Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR)

[author name scrubbed]
Specialist in Immigration Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

 

[author name scrubbed]
Legislative Attorney

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

 

[author name scrubbed]
Legislative Attorney

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

 

 

 

 

UAC Removals and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

[author name scrubbed]
SpecialistFamily Reunification William KandelAnalyst in Immigration Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

 

     

UAC Legislative Background

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

 

[author name scrubbed]
Legislative Attorney

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

 

 

 

 

Data on UAC

UAC Processing

[author name scrubbed]
Information Research Specialist

William KandelAnalyst in Immigration Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

 

 

 

 

Federal Coordination—Interagency Unified Coordination Group

Fran McCarthy
Analyst in Emergency Management Policy

[author name scrubbed]Legislative Attorney

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

 

 

 

 

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Fran McCarthy
Analyst in Emergency Management Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

 

 

 

 

National Guard on the Border

UAC Removals and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) [author name scrubbed]Specialist in Immigration Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

[author name scrubbed]
Specialist in Military Manpower Policy

Legislative Attorney

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

 

UAC-RELATED SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS

Supplemental Appropriations (UAC-Related)—Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

William Painter (Coordinator)
Analyst in Emergency Management and Homeland Security Policy

[author name scrubbed] Legislative Attorney

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Appropriations (UAC-Related)—Customs and Border Protection (CBPINTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS Central America Regional Security Initiative (CARSI)

Jerry Bjelopera
Specialist in Organized Crime and Terrorism

[author name scrubbed]Analyst in Latin American Affairs

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

 

[author name scrubbed]
Section Research Manager, Domestic Security and Immigration Section

Specialist in Latin American Affairs

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Appropriations (UAC-Related)—Department of Justice (DOJ), Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR)

El Salvador

[author name scrubbed]
Specialist in Immigration Policy

Latin American Affairs

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Appropriations (UAC-Related)—ICE

Foreign Aid

[author name scrubbed]
Specialist in Immigration Policy

Analyst in Latin American Affairs

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Appropriations (UAC-Related)—Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)

William Kandel
Analyst in Immigration Policy

Gangs in Central America [author name scrubbed]Specialist in Latin American Affairs

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Appropriations (UAC-Related)—Department of State (DOS)

Susan Epstein
Specialist in Foreign Policy

Guatemala [author name scrubbed] Specialist in Latin American Affairs

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

 

 

 

 

APPROPRIATIONS

Honduras [author name scrubbed] Analyst in Latin American Affairs

Appropriations—DHS

William Painter (Coordinator)
Analyst in Emergency Management and Homeland Security Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

 

 

 

 

Appropriations—CBP

Jerry Bjelopera
Specialist in Organized Crime and Terrorism

International Humanitarian Assistance and Response [author name scrubbed] Specialist in International Humanitarian Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

 

[author name scrubbed]
Section Research Manager, Domestic Security and Immigration Section

Legislative Attorney

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

 

 

 

 

Appropriations—DOJ/EOIR

Mexico

[author name scrubbed]
Specialist in Immigration Policy

Latin American Affairs

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

 

 

 

 

Appropriations—ICE

Migration

[author name scrubbed]
Specialist in ImmigrationInternational Humanitarian Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

 

 

 

 

Appropriations—HHS/ORR

William Kandel
Analyst in ImmigrationRefugees and Other Displaced Populations [author name scrubbed] Specialist in International Humanitarian Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

 

 

 

 

Appropriations—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

William Kandel
Analyst in Immigration Policy

UAC Push Factors [author name scrubbed]Analyst in Latin American Affairs

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

 

 

 

 

Appropriations—DOS

Susan Epstein
Specialist in Foreign Policy

[author name scrubbed]Specialist in Latin American Affairs

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

 

 

 

 

UAC-RELATED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY

Gangs in the United States

Reception/Reintegration in Central America

[author name scrubbed]
Analyst in Domestic Security

Specialist in Latin American Affairs

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

 

 

 

 

Gangs in Central America

U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

[author name scrubbed]
Specialist in Latin American Affairs

International Humanitarian Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

 

 

 

 

Human Smuggling

Jerry Bjelopera
Specialist in Organized Crime and Terrorism

UAC-RELATED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY

Gangs in Central America

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

 

     

Gangs in the United States

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

 

 

 

 

Human Trafficking: U.S. Policy

[author name scrubbed]
SpecialistSmuggling Carla ArguetaAnalyst in Immigration Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

 

[author name scrubbed]
Legislative Attorney

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

 

 

 

 

Human Trafficking in Central America

[author name scrubbed]
Specialist in Latin American Affairs

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

 

 

 

 

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and International Humanitarian Concerns

Human Trafficking: U.S. Policy

[author name scrubbed]
Specialist in International HumanitarianImmigration Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

 

[author name scrubbed]
Legislative Attorney

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

 

 

 

 

Refugee Issues

[author name scrubbed]
Specialist in International Humanitarian Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

 

 

 

 

APPROPRIATIONS

Foreign Aid

Appropriations—CBP

[author name scrubbed]
Analyst in Latin American Affairs

Carla ArguetaAnalyst in Immigration Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

 

 

 

 

Mexico

Appropriations—DHS

[author name scrubbed]
Specialist in Latin American Affairs

William Painter (Coordinator) Analyst in Emergency Management and Homeland Security Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

 

 

 

 

El Salvador

Appropriations—DOJ/EOIR

[author name scrubbed]
Specialist in Latin American Affairs

Immigration Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

 

 

 

 

Guatemala

Appropriations—DOS

[author name scrubbed]
Specialist in Latin American Affairs

Susan EpsteinSpecialist in Foreign Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

 

 

 

 

Honduras

Appropriations—ICE

[author name scrubbed]
Analyst in Latin American Affairs

Specialist in Immigration Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

 

 

 

 

Gangs in Central America

[author name scrubbed]
Specialist in Latin American Affairs

Appropriations—HHS/ORR William KandelAnalyst in Immigration Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

 

 

 

 

UAC Push Factors

[author name scrubbed]
Analyst in Latin American Affairs

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

 

[author name scrubbed]
Specialist in Latin American Affairs

Appropriations—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) William KandelAnalyst in Immigration Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

 

 

 

 

Central America Regional Security Initiative (CARSI)

Author Contact Information

[author name scrubbed]
, Analyst in Immigration Policy ([email address scrubbed], [phone number scrubbed]) Analyst in Latin American Affairs

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

 

[author name scrubbed]
Specialist in Latin American Affairs

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]