{"id":12429,"date":"2016-03-21T08:53:44","date_gmt":"2016-03-21T12:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io\/?p=12429"},"modified":"2018-12-28T13:36:10","modified_gmt":"2018-12-28T18:36:10","slug":"key-immigration-hearings-week-of-march-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2016\/03\/21\/key-immigration-hearings-week-of-march-21\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Immigration Hearings\u2014Week of March 21"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/test_capitol_jpg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5962\" alt=\"test_capitol_jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/test_capitol_jpg-300x201.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/test_capitol_jpg-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/test_capitol_jpg-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/test_capitol_jpg-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/test_capitol_jpg-104x69.jpg 104w, https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/test_capitol_jpg.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>There are several important immigration-related hearings on Capitol Hill during the week of March 21 that FAIR wants to make you aware of.<\/p>\n<p><b>Tuesday, March 22 at 2 p.m. EST<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere is holding a hearing entitled, \u201cPotential Terrorist Threats: Border Security Challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean.\u201d Three administration officials are testifying at the hearing: Mr. Juan Gonzales, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State; The Honorable Alan D. Bersin, Assistant Secretary for International Affairs and Chief Diplomatic Officer, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; and Mr. Lev Kubiak, Assistant Director for International Operations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the hearing live <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.house.gov\/hearing\/subcommittee-hearing-potential-terrorist-threats-border-security-challenges-latin-america\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Wednesday, March 23 at 9 a.m. EST<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The House Homeland Security Committee is holding a markup (amending) on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/114\/bills\/hr4482\/BILLS-114hr4482ih.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">H.R. 4482<\/a>, the Southwest Border Security Threat Assessment Act of 2016.<\/p>\n<p><b style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Wednesday, March 23 at 9 a.m. EST<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittees on National Security and Government Operations are holding a hearing entitled, \u201cNational Security: Threats at our Borders.\u201d Five witnesses are testifying at the hearing: Mr. Ronald D. Vitiello, Acting Chief, Border Patrol, U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Mr. Brandon Judd, President, National Border Patrol Council; Mr. Steven C. McCraw, Director, Texas Department of Public Safety; Mr. Jan C. Ting, Professor of Law, Temple University Beasley School of Law; and Ms. Eleanor Acer, Senior Director, Refugee Protection, Human Rights First.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">You can watch the hearing live <\/span><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"https:\/\/oversight.house.gov\/hearing\/national-security-threats-at-our-borders\/\">here<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Wednesday, March 23 at 9:30 a.m. EST<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">The House Foreign Affairs Committee is holding a full committee hearing entitled, \u201cThe Administration\u2019s Plan to Close the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility: At What Foreign Policy and National Security Cost?.\u201d Two administration officials are testifying at the hearing: Mr. Lee Wolosky, Special Envoy for Guantanamo Closure, U.S. Department of State and Mr. Paul M. 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