The following table lists the names and contact information for CRS experts on policy concerns related to border security. Policy areas identified include the following:
Mission: scope, magnitude, relationship to departmental mission, functions and their interrelationships.
Border surveillance: airports and air space; detection of nuclear and radiological materials; land borders; seaports and waterways.
Immigration and foreign visitors: immigration; border “look out” systems; illegal entry; visa issuance and alien tracking.
Transnational issues: border violence; foreign cooperation with Canada; foreign cooperation with Mexico; trans-border crime.
Intelligence to support border and transportation security: intelligence activities of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) including U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), and the U.S. Coast Guard; biometrics; terrorist travel; terrorist watch lists and the Terrorist Screening Center (TSC).
Operational functions: animal and plant health inspections; U.S. Border Patrol; Coast Guard services; immigration enforcement and investigative services; State Department, Bureau of Consular Affairs; transportation security.
Trade and imports: customs services; food imports security;
Transportation systems: air; land—passenger; land—freight; sea.
The following table lists the names and contact information for CRS experts on policy and legal issues related to border security. Issue areas identified include border surveillance; immigration and foreign visitors; transnational issues; intelligence to support border and transportation security; operational functions; trade and imports; and transportation systems.
Legislative Issues |
Name/Title |
Phone |
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Border surveillance |
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Airports and airspace |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Detection of nuclear and radiological materials |
Jonathan Medalia |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Land borders |
Lisa M. Seghetti |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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Seaports and waterways |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Immigration and foreign visitors |
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Immigration |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
William Kandel |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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[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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Border "look out" systems |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Illegal entry |
Lisa M. Seghetti |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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Visa issuance |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Transnational issues |
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Border violence |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Foreign cooperation with Canada |
Ian Fergusson |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Foreign cooperation with Mexico |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
June Beittel |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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Trans-border crime |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Intelligence to support border and transportation security |
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Intelligence activities of DHS, including CBP, ICE, TSA, and U.S. Coast Guard |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Biometrics |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Terrorist travel |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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Terrorist watch lists and the Terrorist Screening Center |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Operational functions |
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Animal and plant health inspections |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
U.S. Border Patrol |
Lisa M. Seghetti |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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Coast Guard services |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Immigration inspection and enforcement |
Lisa M. Seghetti |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Visa Security |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Transportation security |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
National Guard on the Border |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Trade and imports |
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Customs services |
Lisa M. Seghetti |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Food imports security |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Transportation systems |
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Air |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Land—passenger |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Land—freight |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Sea |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |