“U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) bears an enormous responsibility to the American people, who place a great deal of trust in us to keep them safe,” Morgan told the committee. Keep Reading
Morgan’s trip involved meetings with a wide array of leaders and law enforcement officials on issues such as border security, human trafficking, asylum agreements, customs systems, enhanced trade opportunities, and reducing illegal migration. Keep Reading
Ken Cuccinelli and Mark Morgan ruled out as acting secretary of homeland security because a federal law governing agency succession makes them ineligible. Keep Reading
In Fiscal Year 2019, CBP encountered 977,509 people attempting to cross our Southwest border, which is 72% higher than fiscal year 2014. Keep Reading
"There’s a little thing in the country called freedom of speech. So anything that we do that would impede that, we are going to hold people accountable." Keep Reading
Transfer clears the way for about 70 miles of the Trump administration's bollard fencing across parts of Arizona, California and New Mexico. Keep Reading
Sen. Warner detailed his concerns about a cyberattack on a CBP contractor in June that involved the theft of more than 100,000 images. Keep Reading
Through the month of August, the total number of people apprehended or found to be inadmissible was 64,006; this is a 22% decline. Keep Reading
McAleenan said that at ICE Morgan "quickly worked to advance the ICE mission of safeguarding the homeland through criminal and civil enforcement." Keep Reading
Morgan, who was recently tapped as acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, had been serving as national chief of the U.S. Border Patrol for three months. Keep Reading
Matthew Albence has been serving as acting director for less than a month, after Trump withdrew the nomination of Ron Vitiello on the grounds that he wanted "to go in a tougher direction." Keep Reading
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced on June 20 that Mark Morgan, who currently serves as the Assistant Director of the FBI, will be the new chief of the US Border Patrol. The decision departs from the traditional practice of selecting someone from within the agency. CBP Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske said Morgan’s appointment… Keep Reading
