CBP Officials Testify Before Congress on Border Security
Improved enforcement efforts at U.S. borders led to a more secure global supply chain and increased import values in 2012, CBP Border Patrol Chief Michael Fisher and Office of Field Operations Acting Assistant Commissioner Kevin McAleenan told a House subcommittee Feb. 26. The two testified before the House Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security as part of a hearing titled 'What Does a Secure Border Look Like?"
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In their written testimony, Fisher and McAleenan said CBP processed 25.3 million cargo containers through U.S. ports of entry in 2012, a 4 percent increase from 2011. They highlighted a medley of programs designed to provide advanced shipment information and pre-screening measures to CBP: the Container Security Initiative, Air Cargo Advance Screening pilot, the Importer Security Filings and the Additional Carrier Requirements regulation. A copy of their testimony is here. Other witnesses at the hearing were Rebecca Gambler, acting director of Homeland Security and Justice at the GAO; Marc Rosenblum, immigration policy specialist at the Congressional Research Service; Rear Adm. William Lee, deputy for operations policy and capabilities, Coast Guard.