FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Witnesses Added for the Homeland Security Field Hearing on Secretary Mayorkas' Border Crisis
WASHINGTON, DC — In advance of the Committee on Homeland Security’s field hearing in McAllen, Texas next week, Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) announced additional witnesses who will provide expert testimony outlining how the crisis at the Southwest border is a direct result of Secretary Mayorkas’ failure to enforce the laws of our country.
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 I
The Honorable Raul L. Ortiz
Chief of U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Steven W. Cagen
Assistant Director, Countering Transnational Organized Crime Homeland Security Investigations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Panel II
Colonel Steven C. McCraw
Director, Texas Department of Public Safety
Sheriff Brad Coe
Kinney County, Texas
Chris Cabrera
Vice President, National Border Patrol Council
NOTE: A media availability will immediately follow the hearing. The hearing will be open to the public and press and will be livestreamed online at www.youtube.com/HomelandSecurity.
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