The Southwest Border: Apprehensions, Military Deployment and Drug Control

ISBN-13: 9781536182019

Marcel Weisz

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The Department of Homeland Securityas (DHS) processes to identify, collect, document, and share information about family members apprehended at the southwest border are fragmented. DHSas U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) apprehends family members and determines how information about each individualaand his or her relationship to other family membersawill be collected and documented. Other DHS components, such as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), use information collected at the time of apprehension to inform how those who are members of a family, including children, will proceed through immigration proceedings. Family members apprehended at the border and placed into expedited removal that indicate an intention to apply for asylum, or a fear of persecution or torture or fear of return to their home country, are referred to DHSas U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for a credible fear screening. This book discusses key issues related to our southwest border.