Government Agency
Name of Agency: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
Head of the Agency: U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) John Morton Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Mission of Agency: ICE's primary mission is to promote homeland security and public safety through the criminal and civil enforcement of federal laws governing border control, customs, trade, and immigration. The agency has an annual budget of more than $5.7 billion dollars, primarily devoted to its two
principal operating components - Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO).
This Agency protect the country with immigrant criminal. But in the same time they take inosent people that have done anything wrong.
Head of the Agency: U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) John Morton Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Mission of Agency: ICE's primary mission is to promote homeland security and public safety through the criminal and civil enforcement of federal laws governing border control, customs, trade, and immigration. The agency has an annual budget of more than $5.7 billion dollars, primarily devoted to its two
principal operating components - Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO).
This Agency protect the country with immigrant criminal. But in the same time they take inosent people that have done anything wrong.
Congressional Committee
Name of Committee: Homeland Security
Chair of the Committee and Party: Peter T. King (Republican)
Ranking Member and Party:
Sub-Committee:Candies S.Miller, Chairman
Well this ties in to my public issue because on this committee, Border and Maritime Security jurisdiction includes border security programs including efforts to achieve operational control of the border; Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS), and the U.S. Coast Guard; border smuggling and trafficking of drugs, human, currency, weapons and other illicit materials; security screening and facilitation of international travelers and commerce; the U.S. VISIT program; and global supply chain security.
Chair of the Committee and Party: Peter T. King (Republican)
Ranking Member and Party:
Sub-Committee:Candies S.Miller, Chairman
Well this ties in to my public issue because on this committee, Border and Maritime Security jurisdiction includes border security programs including efforts to achieve operational control of the border; Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS), and the U.S. Coast Guard; border smuggling and trafficking of drugs, human, currency, weapons and other illicit materials; security screening and facilitation of international travelers and commerce; the U.S. VISIT program; and global supply chain security.
Interest Group
Name of interest group: Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
Mission or goal : CHCI is the only national Latino organization that offers a wide range of programs and activities to support the educational and professional aspirations of Hispanic youth from high school through graduate school and into their chose careers.
A 2009 independent analysis by Excelencia in Education shows that CHCI consistently turns out highly prepared, workforce-ready, young Latinos who are fully prepared to take a leadership role in whatever career they choose and have an aspiration to achieve and serve their communities - students whose skills and ethics are well-aligned with the needs of business and government for the future.
With Latinos expected to be one-quarter of the population by 2030, CHCI continues to be a critical vehicle in shaping the lives of young Latinos and the future of our nation.
Head Of Interest Groups: President & CEO Esther Aguilera
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) is one of the leading Hispanic non-profit and non-partisan 501(c) (3) organizations in the country. CHCI was established in 1978 to help increase opportunities for Hispanics to participate in and contribute to the American policy making process.
Mission or goal : CHCI is the only national Latino organization that offers a wide range of programs and activities to support the educational and professional aspirations of Hispanic youth from high school through graduate school and into their chose careers.
A 2009 independent analysis by Excelencia in Education shows that CHCI consistently turns out highly prepared, workforce-ready, young Latinos who are fully prepared to take a leadership role in whatever career they choose and have an aspiration to achieve and serve their communities - students whose skills and ethics are well-aligned with the needs of business and government for the future.
With Latinos expected to be one-quarter of the population by 2030, CHCI continues to be a critical vehicle in shaping the lives of young Latinos and the future of our nation.
Head Of Interest Groups: President & CEO Esther Aguilera
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) is one of the leading Hispanic non-profit and non-partisan 501(c) (3) organizations in the country. CHCI was established in 1978 to help increase opportunities for Hispanics to participate in and contribute to the American policy making process.