Immigration: CRS Points of Contact

Updated September 6, 2018 (R45309)

The following table provides CRS points of contact on policy and legal issues related to immigration. The table begins by identifying points of contact for legal questions related to immigration. It then lists a number of policy issues alphabetically and provides the name and contact information of the CRS analyst who is the subject matter expert and point of contact for each policy issue. For a list of current CRS general distribution products on immigration, see the Homeland Security and Immigration "Issue Areas" tab at CRS.gov.

Immigration Topics	Name/Title	Phone	Email
LEGAL ISSUES
	[author name scrubbed] Legislative Attorney	[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]
POLICY ISSUES
Adoptions, Inter-country
	William Kandel Analyst in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Border Security
	Audrey Singer Specialist in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Citizenship and Naturalization
	William Kandel Analyst in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
Appropriations	William Kandel Analyst in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Staffing	Audrey Singer Specialist in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
U.S. Border Patrol	Audrey Singer Specialist in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	Jill H. Wilson Analyst in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Diversity Immigrant Visa Program
	Jill H. Wilson Analyst in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Employment-Based Immigration
EB-1-4 Visas	William Kandel Analyst in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
EB-5 Visa and Immigrant Investor Program	Audrey Singer Specialist in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
E-Verify
	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR)
Immigration Courts/Judges	Audrey Singer Specialist in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Deportation	Audrey Singer Specialist in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Family-Based Immigration
	William Kandel Analyst in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Fiscal and Economic Impacts of Immigration
	Jill H. Wilson Analyst in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	William Kandel Analyst in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Humanitarian Immigration
Asylum	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Refugees	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Temporary Protected Status	Jill H. Wilson Analyst in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Immigration and Crime
Current Research	William Kandel Analyst in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Organized Crime in Mexico	June Beittel Analyst in Latin American Affairs	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Sanctuary Cities	William Kandel Analyst in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP)	William Kandel Analyst in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
287g Program	William Kandel Analyst in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
Appropriations	William Kandel Analyst in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Deportation/Removal	Audrey Singer Specialist in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Detention/Alternatives to Detention	Audrey Singer Specialist in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Worksite Enforcement	Audrey Singer Specialist in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Immigration Control
Mexico's Efforts	Clare Seelke Specialist in Latin American Affairs	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
U.S. Assistance to Central America	Peter Meyer Specialist in Latin American Affairs	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Immigration Data
Population Trends	Jill H. Wilson Analyst in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Immigration Databases
Entry/Exit System; Interoperability/Integration	Audrey Singer Specialist in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Immigration Documents
Biometric Requirements	William Kandel Analyst in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Document Fraud	William Kandel Analyst in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Immigration History
Bracero Program	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Immigration and Military Service
	William Kandel Analyst in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Inadmissibility
	Audrey Singer Specialist in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Merit-Based Immigration
	William Kandel Analyst in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Migration
Cuban Migration	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Haitian Migration	[author name scrubbed] Analyst in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Mexican Migration	William Kandel Analyst in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Non-immigrant Visas
A-Visas (Ambassadors)	[author name scrubbed] Analyst in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
B-Visas (Short Term Tourism/Business)	[author name scrubbed] Analyst in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
C-Visas (Transit)	[author name scrubbed] Analyst in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
D-Visas (Crew)	[author name scrubbed] Analyst in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
F-Visas (Foreign Students)	[author name scrubbed] Analyst in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
G-Visas (NGOs)	[author name scrubbed] Analyst in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
H-1B Visas (Specialty Occupations)	[author name scrubbed] Analyst in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
H-2A Visas (Temporary Agricultural Workers)	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
H-2B Visas (Temporary Non-agricultural Workers)	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
I-Visas (Press)	[author name scrubbed] Analyst in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
J-Visas (Exchange)	[author name scrubbed] Analyst in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
K-Visas (Fiancée)	William Kandel Analyst in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
L-Visas (Intra-company Transfers)	[author name scrubbed] Analyst in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
M-Visas (Vocational)	[author name scrubbed] Analyst in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
N8 and N9 Visas (Family of Certain Special Immigrants)	[author name scrubbed] Analyst in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
O-Visas (Extraordinary Workers)	[author name scrubbed] Analyst in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
P-Visas (Athletes, Artists, Entertainers)	[author name scrubbed] Analyst in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Q-Visas (Cultural Exchange Workers)	[author name scrubbed] Analyst in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
S-Visa (Crime Witnesses, Informants)	[author name scrubbed] Analyst in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
T-Visas (Trafficking Victims)	[author name scrubbed] Analyst in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
U-Visas (Crime Victims)	William Kandel Analyst in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
V-Visas (Pending LPR's)	William Kandel Analyst in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Public Benefits
Affidavits of Support	Audrey Singer Specialist in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Housing Assistance	Audrey Singer Specialist in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Medicaid	Audrey Singer Specialist in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Public Charge	Audrey Singer Specialist in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)	Audrey Singer Specialist in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Social Security	Audrey Singer Specialist in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)	Audrey Singer Specialist in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP)
	[author name scrubbed] Analyst in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Special Immigrant Visa, Iraq and Afghanistan
	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Trusted Traveler Program
	[author name scrubbed] Analyst in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Unaccompanied Alien Children
	William Kandel Analyst in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
	William Kandel Analyst in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Visa Waiver Program
	[author name scrubbed] Analyst in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]

Author Contact Information

[author name scrubbed], Section Research Manager ([email address scrubbed], [phone number scrubbed])