LaLota to Attend Homeland Security Committee Field Hearing in Texas

McALLEN, T.X. - Today, March 15th, 2023, Rep. Nick LaLota (NY-01) will attend the Homeland Security Committee’s first Full Committee field hearing in McAllen, Texas to examine the direct link between Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ reckless border policies and the unprecedented crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border.

“After visiting the U.S.-Mexico border last month, it was easy to see that our Law Enforcement officers and local communities are being overrun at every point,” said LaLota. “More needs to be done to support these officers and communities. I look forward to hearing from Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz and local leaders about how the federal government can give them the resources they need to keep all of us safe.”

Background:

In February, LaLota joined several members of the House Homeland Security Committee at the U.S.-Mexico border where they visited El Paso, a border city just two miles from Juarez, Mexico, known to be controlled by drug cartels that have been sending fentanyl into the United States. On the trip, LaLota was briefed on the daily operations of Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and Texas State Law Enforcement partners.

Full Committee Field Hearing Entitled, “Failure By Design: Examining Secretary Mayorkas’ Border Crisis.”

DETAILS:

WHAT: A Full Committee field hearing to examine the direct link between President Biden and Secretary Mayorkas’ reckless border policies and the unprecedented crisis at the Southwest border.

DATE: Wednesday, March 15, 2023

TIME: 9:15 AM CT

LOCATION: South Texas College, Regional Center for Public Safety Excellence (RCPSE) 3901 S. Cage Blvd. Pharr, TX 78577

WITNESSES: 

Panel 1

The Honorable Raul L. Ortiz
Chief of U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Steven W. Cagan
Assistant Director, Countering Transnational Organized Crime Homeland Security Investigations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Panel 2

Colonel Steven C. McCraw

Director, Texas Department of Public Safety

Sheriff Brad Coe

Kinney County, Texas

Chris Cabrera

Vice President, National Border Patrol Council

The hearing will be live-streamed online at www.youtube.com/HomelandSecurity.

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