Border Patrol Agents, the first such increase in more than a decade. Secured Congressional authorization within the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 enactment to hire an additional 300 U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents and officers along the Southwest Border, and to get agents back in the field has hired and contracted for over 2,000 additional non-uniformed personnel to assist in processing and facility operations. However, until and unless Congress updates our outdated immigration and asylum statutes, the United States will continue to face challenges at the Southwest Border.ĭHS interagency preparedness efforts involve: Pillar 1: Surging resources, including personnel, transportation, medical support, and facilities to support border operations.ĭHS currently has 24,000 U.S.
Our preparations, underway since the fall of 2021, are important to mitigating the impact of such increases.
DHS expects that encounters at the Southwest Border will increase as smugglers spread disinformation, which will place a strain on our immigration system, our communities, and our dedicated workforce. DHS updated the plan this past December and presents the most recent preparedness efforts below. Mayorkas issued the DHS Plan for Southwest Border Security and Preparedness, laying out a six-pillar plan to manage an increase in encounters once the Title 42 public health Order is no longer in effect. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. In February 2022, DHS formally stood up the Southwest Border Coordination Center, which leads the planning and coordinating of a whole-of-government response to the anticipated increase in border encounters. In the fall of 2021, DHS began contingency planning efforts that included building an operational plan and conducting ongoing tabletop exercises. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been preparing for the end of the Title 42 public health Order for well over a year.
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