Immigration: CRS Points of Contact

Immigration: CRS Points of Contact

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])