FEDERALhearing transcript

Hearing on National Guard Deployment to the Southwest Border

Original title: BOOTS AT THE BORDER: EXAMINING THE NATIONAL GUARD DEPLOYMENT TO THE SOUTHWEST BORDER

January 1, 2019

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The Frame

What this does

The hearing examines the operational role, scope, and impact of National Guard personnel deployed to support border security efforts in the Southwest.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

National Guard members

Personnel are deployed to the Southwest border to provide support to border security operations.

U.S. Border Patrol

The agency receives support from National Guard units in the field.

What changed

Last recorded activity January 1, 2019.

What's next

Next step not available in the current record.

Summary

This document is a transcript record of a 2018 House Subcommittee hearing regarding the deployment of National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border. The hearing featured testimony from Border Patrol officials and National Guard Adjutants General from Texas and Arizona.

Key Facts

The hearing took place on July 24, 2018, in the Capitol Visitor Center.
The session was held to examine the deployment of National Guard troops to the Southwest border.
Testimony was provided by the Chief Patrol Agent of the Tucson Sector and the Adjutants General of the Texas and Arizona National Guards.
The record includes official statements from various state governors regarding the deployment.
The hearing was conducted by the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security under the Committee on Homeland Security.

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the purpose of this hearing?

The hearing was held to review the deployment of National Guard troops to the Southwest border and hear from military and border patrol leadership.

Who testified at the hearing?

The witnesses included Rodolfo Karisch (U.S. Border Patrol), John F. Nichols (Texas National Guard), and Michael T. McGuire (Arizona National Guard).

Why It Matters

The hearing examines the operational role, scope, and impact of National Guard personnel deployed to support border security efforts in the Southwest.

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Discoveries

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

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State-Level Opposition

The hearing record includes a significant number of letters and statements from various state governors expressing positions on the National Guard deployment.

Edmund G. Brown, Jr.John W. Hickenlooper Dannel P. Malloy

Connected Entities

organizationSubcommittee on Border and Maritime Security“The committee holding the hearing”Map →

personMartha McSally“Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security”Map →

personMichael T. McGuire“Adjutant General, Arizona National Guard”Map →

personRodolfo Karisch“Chief Patrol Agent, Tucson Sector, U.S. Border Patrol”Map →

personJohn F. Nichols“Adjutant General, Texas National Guard”Map →

personFilemon Vela“Ranking Member of the Subcommittee”Map →

Sources

Open source document

www.govinfo.gov

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