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, UAC-related criminal activity, and international affairs.
Legislative Issues |
Name/Title |
Phone |
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DOMESTIC POLICY |
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UAC Legislative Background |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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Border Security |
Jerry Bjelopera |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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UAC Processing |
William Kandel |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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UAC Family Reunification |
William Kandel |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Immigration Relief for UAC |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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Refugees (In country processing) |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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UAC Hearings and the Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR) |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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UAC Removals and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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Data on UAC |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Federal Coordination—Interagency Unified Coordination Group |
Fran McCarthy |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) |
Fran McCarthy |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
National Guard on the Border |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
UAC-RELATED SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS |
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Supplemental Appropriations (UAC-Related)—Department of Homeland Security (DHS) |
William Painter (Coordinator) |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Supplemental Appropriations (UAC-Related)—Customs and Border Protection (CBP) |
Jerry Bjelopera |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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Supplemental Appropriations (UAC-Related)—Department of Justice (DOJ), Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Supplemental Appropriations (UAC-Related)—ICE |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Supplemental Appropriations (UAC-Related)—Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) |
William Kandel |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Supplemental Appropriations (UAC-Related)—Department of State (DOS) |
Susan Epstein |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
APPROPRIATIONS |
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Appropriations—DHS |
William Painter (Coordinator) |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Appropriations—CBP |
Jerry Bjelopera |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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Appropriations—DOJ/EOIR |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Appropriations—ICE |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Appropriations—HHS/ORR |
William Kandel |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Appropriations—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) |
William Kandel |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Appropriations—DOS |
Susan Epstein |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
UAC-RELATED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY |
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Gangs in the United States |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Gangs in Central America |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Human Smuggling |
Jerry Bjelopera |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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Human Trafficking: U.S. Policy |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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Human Trafficking in Central America |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS |
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U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and International Humanitarian Concerns |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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Refugee Issues |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Foreign Aid |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Mexico |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
El Salvador |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Guatemala |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Honduras |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Gangs in Central America |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
UAC Push Factors |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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Central America Regional Security Initiative (CARSI) |
[author name scrubbed] |
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[email address scrubbed] |
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[email address scrubbed] |