House Oversight Chairman James Comer wants to hear from every chief patrol agent overseeing parts of the U.S.-Mexico border, according to a new letter provided to Axios.
House Oversight Chairman James Comer wants to hear from every chief patrol agent overseeingRepublicans show no signs of slowing down on their investigation of Biden border policies, and Homeland Security hasThe committee heard from two sector chiefs in its first border hearing in early February. Now, Comer is asking for transcribed interviews with the remaining seven chiefs overseeing sections of the land border between the U.S. and Mexico.
"The uniqueness of each sector demonstrates a need for the Committee to obtain additional information regarding other sectors on the southern border," ComerComer plans to conduct the interviews at the border to "accommodate the Chief Patrol Agents’ schedules and minimize impact to agency operations."— and as Republicans make clear they have no intention of moving on from the topic.
In response to the committee's request to hear from four sector chiefs, DHS offered U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz for a national perspective and agreed to remote, member-level interviews with the four agents requested, according to a copy of the Jan. 26 letter obtained by Axios.of "obstructing congressional oversight." Two agents from sectors in Texas and Arizona ultimately testified.
Three committees are already digging into the issue, with early attention on the issue of fentanyl trafficking. The vast majority of fentanyl is seized at legal ports of entry, while most migrants and asylum seekers cross unlawfully between ports.— offering new legal pathways for migrants and asylum seekers and imposing harsher penalties on those who attempt to cross illegally.
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