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Testimony - 118th Congress

Congress often asks CBP leadership and management to testify about the agency’s operations and activities related to border security, trade, and travel. This page includes Congressional testimony from the current session, the 118th Congress, from January 3, 2023-January 2, 2025. For previous testimony, please visit the Congressional Testimony Archive.

Date Hearing Title Summary
March 15, 2023 Failure By Design: Examining Secretary Mayorkas’ Border Crisis Written testimony of U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul L. Ortiz for a field hearing in McAllen, TX, before the House Committee on Homeland Security
March 8, 2023 Force Multipliers: Examining the Need for Additional Resources to Disrupt Transnational Crime at the Border and Beyond Written testimony of Office of Field Operations Deputy Executive Assistant Commissioner Diane J. Sabatino for a hearing before the House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs
February 7, 2023 On The Front Lines of the Border Crisis: A Hearing with Chief Patrol Agents Written testimony of Chief John Modlin and Chief Gloria Chavez for a hearing before the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability
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  • Last Modified: March 21, 2023