Mayor Nicholls heads to El Paso to focus on issues at the southern border
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acting Secretary Kevin K. McAleenan will be in El Paso, TX., this afternoon to meet with Border Mayors from the U.S. Conference of Mayors including Yuma Mayor Douglas Nicholls to discuss operational briefings and tours of U.S. Customs and Border Protection ( CBP ) facilities in the area.
DHS reported McAleenan will participate in a roundtable with border mayors to discuss hardships facing their communities due to the current immigration crisis and how a “whole of government” approach should be used to work towards a solution. McAleenan will reaffirm his commitment to state and local leaders to do everything DHS can to address this crisis.
According to DHS, McAleenan will speak to employees from CBP , Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), United States Citizenship and Immigration Services ( USCIS ), and the United States Coast Guard ( USCG ) at a town hall.
DHS states he will acknowledge their achievements and stress the importance of Department-wide collaboration when addressing this border crisis. Following the town hall, McAleenan will meet with DHS employees who have volunteered at the Southwest border in this time of crisis and commend them on their steadfast commitment to U.S. security.
Later in the day, McAleenan will tour the U.S. Border Patrol’s El Paso Station and receive an operational briefing of the current state of the El Paso Sector, along with the actions CBP has taken to improve conditions and adjust to the ever-changing flow of migrant apprehensions.
