Meetings - 110th Congress
February 21, 2008: Integrated Border Enforcement Teams
Summary
The Northern Border Caucus, in conjunction with the Canadian Embassy, hosted a briefing to discuss the Integrated Border Enforcement Teams. The Integrated Border Enforcement Team program is a law enforcement initiative comprised of both Canadian and American partners, which share information and work together daily with local, state, and provincial enforcement agencies. The officers from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police provided insight into the perceptions and realities of U.S.-Canadian cooperation, bi-national policing, and border security efforts along the U.S.-Canadian border.
Speakers
Contacts
Click here to link to the Canadian Embassy.
Click here to link to the Integrated Border Enforcement Teams.
October 19, 2007: Shared Border Management Initiative
Summary
The Northern Border Caucus held a discussion on the Shared Border Management Initiative (SBMI) for Members and Congressional Staff. The Shared Border Management Initiative would establish U.S. customs pre-clearance posts at land ports-of-entry within Canadian territory and vice-versa for Canadian posts on U.S. territory. SBMI could help reduce regulation, red tape, and allow the efficiently movement of commerce, trade, and tourism between the United States and Canada. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff withdrew from negotiations with Canada on SBMI in May 2007. Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protection officials provided an overview of SBMI and its current status.
Click here to read the letter Northern Border Caucus Co-chairs Bart Stupak and John McHugh wrote to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff urging the United States to return to the negotiating table on SBMI.Speakers
Contacts
Click here to link to the Department of Homeland Security.
Click here to link to the Customs and Border Protection.
