Week of November 30 – December 4

Current as of November 24, 2009

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Thursday, December 3, 2009 @ 10am
311 Cannon House Office Building

Subcommittee on Border, Maritime and Global Counterterrorism Hearing

“Moving Toward More Effective Immigration Detention Management”

Witnesses (invited):
Christopher L. Crane, Vice President, Detention and Removal Operations, American Federation of Government Employees National ICE Council 118
Donald M. Kerwin, Jr., Vice President for Programs, Migration Policy Institute
Brittney Nystrom, Senior Legal Advisor, National Immigration Forum

The purpose of this hearing is to receive testimony on the status of the Department of Homeland Security’s immigration detention system and proposed reforms.  Members will have the opportunity to question non-federal witnesses about existing challenges and hear recommendations for improved management. 

There will be a webcast of this hearing

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The webcast is available live, during a hearing/markup, by clicking here

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