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Speeches & Testimonies

The driving forces within ICE speak about issues that affect the agency and the country, underscoring ICE’s commitment to homeland security.

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Date Speaker
07/16/2009 Kumar C. Kibble, Deputy Director, Investigations before the House Committee on Homeland Security - Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism regarding Combating Border Violence: The Role of Interagency Coordination in Investigations (DOC)
07/08/2009 Gary W. Schenkel, Director, Federal Protective Service before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs regarding The Federal Protective Service: Time for Reform (DOC) (PDF)
06/11/2009 John T. Morton, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement before the House Committee on Homeland Security - Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism regarding The Fiscal Year 2010 Budget for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Protection, and the U.S. Coast Guard (DOC) (PDF)
05/20/2009 John P. Torres, Deputy Assistant Secretary, ICE before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary - Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and Homeland Security regarding Securing the Borders and America’s Points of Entry, What Remains to be Done (DOC)
04/02/2009 Marcy M. Forman, Director, Investigations before the House Committee on Appropriations - Subcommittee on Homeland Security regarding Priorities Enforcing Immigration Law (DOC)
04/02/2009 David Venturella, Executive Director, Secure Communities before the House Committee on Appropriations - Subcommittee on Homeland Security regarding Priorities Enforcing Immigration Law (DOC)
03/31/2009 Janice Ayala, Deputy Assistant Director, Investigations before the House Committee on Homeland Security - Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response regarding Examining Preparedness and Coordination Efforts of First Responders Along the Southwest Border (DOC)
03/19/2009 Kumar C. Kibble, Deputy Director, Investigations before the House Committee on Homeland Security - Subcommittee on Border regarding Human Trafficking: Recent Trends (DOC)
03/17/2009 Kumar C. Kibble, Deputy Director, Investigations before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary - Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs regarding Law Enforcement Responses to Mexican Drug Cartels (DOC)
03/10/2009 Marcy M. Forman, Director, Investigations before the House Committee on Appropriations - Subcommitte on Homeland Security regarding Border Enforcement Security Task Force (DOC) (PDF)
03/04/2009 William F. Riley, Acting Executive Director, State and Local Coordination before the House Committee on Appropriations - Subcommitte on Homeland Security regarding Examining 287(g): The Role of State and Local Law Enforcement in Immigration Law (DOC) (PDF)
03/03/2009 James T. Hayes, Jr., Director, Detention and Removal Operations before the House Committee on Appropriations - Subcommitte on Homeland Security regarding Medical Care and Treatment of Immigration Detainees and Deaths in DRO Custody (DOC)
03/03/2009 Dora Schriro, Special Advisor to Secretary Napolitano, Detention and Removal Operations before the House Committee on Appropriations - Subcommitte on Homeland Security regarding Medical Care and Treatment of Immigration Detainees and Deaths in DRO Custody (DOC)
03/03/2009 Jose H. Rodriguez, Director, Division of Immigration Health Services before the House Committee on Appropriations - Subcommitte on Homeland Security regarding Advances in Immigration Detainee Medical Care (DOC)
07/24/2008 Marcy M. Forman, Director, Investigations before the House Committee on the Judiciary - Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law regarding Immigration Raids: Postville and Beyond (DOC)
06/24/2008 Julie Myers, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement before the Senate Committee on Finance regarding Oversight of Trade Functions: Customs and Other Trade Agencies (DOC) (PDF)
06/18/2008 Gary W. Schenkel, Director, Federal Protective Service before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure - Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management regarding The Federal Protective Service: An Agency in Need of Rebuilding (PDF)
06/17/2008 Shawn Bray, Unit Chief, Cyber Crimes Center before the U.S. Helsinki Commission regarding Trans-Border Child Exploitation Crimes (PDF)
06/04/2008 Julie Myers, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement before the House Committee on the Judiciary - Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law regarding Problems With Immigration Detainee Medical Care (PDF)
06/04/2008 Philip Farabaugh, M.D., Acting Director, Division of Immigration Health Services before the House Committee on the Judiciary - Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law regarding Problems With Immigration Detainee Medical Care (PDF)
05/20/2008 Julie L. Myers, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement before the Shughart, Thomson, and Kilroy - Overland Park, Kansas regarding Labor and Benefit Symposium (DOC)
05/17/2008 Julie L. Myers, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement before the Austin Convention Center - Austin, Texas regarding American Payroll Association 26th Annual Congress (DOC)
04/07/2008 Julie L. Myers, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement before the Detroit Economic Club - Detroit, Michigan regarding Intellectual Property Rights - Counterfeit Goods (DOC)
02/26/2008 Julie L. Myers, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement before the House Committee on Appropriations - Subcommittee on Homeland Security regarding President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 Budget Request (DOC)
02/13/2008 Gary E. Mead, Deputy Director, Detention and Removal Operations before the House Committee on the Judiciary - Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law regarding Problems With ICE Interrogation, Detention, and Removal Procedures (PDF)
10/31/2007 Marcy M. Forman, Director, Investigations before the House Committee on the Judiciary regarding Combating Modern Slavery: Reauthorization of Anti-Trafficking Programs (PDF)
10/16/2007 Julie L. Myers, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement before the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee - Dearborn, Michigan regarding Sixth Annual American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee Judge's Night Dinner (PDF)
10/04/2007 Gary E. Mead, Assistant Director for Management, Detention and Removal Operations before the House Committee on the Judiciary - Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law regarding Medical Care and Treatment of Immigration Detainees and Deaths in DRO Custody (PDF)
10/03/2007 Julie L. Myers, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement before the Conference - Press Conference in Los Angeles, California regarding Results of a Fugitive Operations Surge (PDF)
10/02/2007 Julie L. Myers, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement before the Conference - Joint Press Conference in San Diego, California regarding Southwest Border Conference (PDF)
10/01/2007 Julie L. Myers, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement before the Conference - Press Conference in Phoenix, Arizona regarding National Association of Foreign Trade Zones (PDF)
06/26/2007 Julie L. Myers, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement before the Op-Ed Article - Kansas City Star regarding No More Slaps on Wrist for Work-Site Violations (PDF)
06/21/2007 Gary W. Schenkel, Director, Federal Protective Service before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure - Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management regarding The Responsibility of DHS and FPS to Ensure Contract Guards Protect Federal Employees and Their Workplaces (PDF)
06/21/2007 Ashley J. Lewis, Director, Acquisition Management before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure - Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management regarding The Responsibility of DHS and FPS to Ensure Contract Guards Protect Federal Employees and Their Workplaces (PDF)
06/19/2007 Julie L. Myers, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement before the Center for Strategic and International Studies - Washington, DC regarding Top of the Agenda Series (PDF)
06/14/2007 Julie L. Myers, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement before the Conference - American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) - Orlando, Florida regarding AILA Annual Conference (PDF)
05/01/2007 Gary W. Schenkel, Director, Federal Protective Service before the House Committee on Homeland Security regarding The Direction and Viability of the Federal Protective Service (PDF)
04/20/2007 Julie L. Myers, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement before the Conference - American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) - Washington, DC regarding AILA Spring Conference (PDF)
03/27/2007 Julie L. Myers, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement before the House Committee on Appropriations - Subcommittee on Homeland Security regarding President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 Budget Request (PDF)
03/20/2007 Gabriel Garcia, Chief, Human Smuggling and Trafficking before the House Committee on Homeland Security - Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism regarding Crossing the Border: Immigrants in Detention and Victims of Trafficking, Part II (PDF)
02/22/2007 Julie L. Myers, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement before the Conference - RCI News Conference in Washington, DC regarding Worksite Enforcement Investigation (PDF)
12/13/2006 Julie L. Myers, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement before the Conference - News Conference in Washington, DC regarding Worksite Enforcement Investigation at a Nationwide Meat Processor (PDF)
12/04/2006 Julie L. Myers, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement before the Conference - Project Safe Childhood National Conference in Washington, DC regarding Project Safe Childhood National Conference (PDF)
08/02/2006 Michael Everitt, Unit Chief, ICE Forensic Document Laboratory before the Senate Committee on Finance regarding Border Insecurity, Take Two: Fake IDS Foil the First Line of Defense (PDF)
07/31/2006 John Chakwin, Special Agent in Charge, Dallas, Texas before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce - Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations regarding Illegal Immigration: Enforcing Employee Verification Laws and Implementation a Stronger Verification System (PDF)
07/26/2006 Julie L. Myers, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement before the House Committee on Ways and Means regarding Impacts of Border Security and Immigration on Ways and Means Programs (PDF)
07/25/2006 Matthew C. Allen, Acting Deputy Assistant Director, Smuggling and Public Safety Division before the House Committee on Government Reform - Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs regarding Is the Federal Government Doing All It Can to Stem the Tide of Illegal Immigration (PDF)
07/14/2006 James C. Spero, Acting Assistant Special Agent in Charge Washington, DC before the House Committee on Government Reform regarding MS-13 and Counting: Gang Activity in Northern Virginia (PDF)
07/11/2006 Kevin Delli-Colli, Deputy Assistant Director, Financial and Trade Investigations Division before the House Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources regarding Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Security (PDF)
06/28/2006 Cynthia O’Connell, Acting Director, Intelligence before the House Committee on Homeland Security - Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment regarding Intelligence Briefing (PDF)
06/19/2006 Julie L. Myers, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary - Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Citizenship regarding Immigration Enforcement at the Workplace: Learning From the Mistakes of 1986 (PDF)
04/06/2006 Julie L. Myers, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement before the House Committee on Appropriations - Subcommittee on Homeland Security regarding President's Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 Budget Request (PDF)
04/04/2006 Kevin Delli-Colli, Deputy Assistant Director, Financial and Trade Investigations Division before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs regarding ICE Financial and Trade Investigations Briefing (PDF)
03/28/2006 Robert A. Schoch, Deputy Assistant Director, National Security Division before the House Committee on Government Reform - Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations regarding ICE National Security Briefing (PDF)
03/08/2006 John P. Clark, Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement before the House Committee on Homeland Security - Subcommittee on Management, Integration, and Oversight regarding 9/11 Reform Act: Examining the Implementation of the Human Smuggling and Trafficking Center (PDF)
03/01/2006 Marcy M. Forman, Director, Investigations before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary - Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Citizenship - Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology, and Homeland Security regarding ICE’s Latest Assessment of the Criminal Threat and Vulnerabilities Along the Southern Border (PDF)
02/06/2006 Michael J. Vanacore, Director, Investigations before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs regarding Law Enforcement Response to Hurricane Katrina (PDF)
11/17/2005 William Reid, Acting Assistant Director, Investigations before the House Committee on the Judiciary - Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims - Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security regarding Security and Safety of United States Citizens Living Along the Mexican / United States Border (PDF)
07/27/2005 Paul M. Kilcoyne, Deputy Assistant Director, Investigative Services Division before the House Committee on Homeland Security - Subcommittee on Management, Integration, and Oversight regarding 287(g) Program: Ensuring the Integrity of America’ Border Security System Through Federal-State Partnerships (PDF)
06/14/2005 John P. Torres, Deputy Assistant Director, Investigations before the House Committee on Government Reform - Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources regarding Threat Convergence Along the Border: How Does Drug Trafficking Impact Our Borders? (PDF)
06/07/2005 Wesley Lee, Acting Director, Detention and Removal Operations before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary - Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology, and Homeland Security - Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Citizenship regarding The Southern Border in Crisis: Resources and Strategies to Improve National Security (PDF)
04/20/2005 John P. Torres, Deputy Assistant Director, Human Smuggling and Public Safety Division before the House Committee on International Relations - Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere regarding Gangs and Crime in Latin America (PDF)
04/14/2005 Victor X. Cerda, Acting Director, Detention and Removal Operations before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary - Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Citizenship - Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology, and Homeland Security regarding Strengthening Interior Enforcement: Deportation and Related Issues (PDF)
04/13/2005 Michael J. Garcia, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement before the House Committee on the Judiciary - Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims regarding Immigration and the Alien Gang Epidemic: Problems and Solutions (PDF)
04/12/2005 Jeffrey S. Jordon, Assistant Special Agent in Charge Charlotte, North Carolina before the House Committee on Government Reform - Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources regarding Gangs, Fraud, and Sexual Predators: Struggling with the Consequences of Illegal Immigration (PDF)
03/17/2005 Victor X. Cerda, Counsel to the Assistant Secretary, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce - Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness - Subcommittee on Select Education regarding Tracking International Students in Higher Education: A Progress Report (PDF)
03/10/2005 Michael J. Garcia, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement before the House Committee on Appropriations - Subcommittee on Homeland Security regarding FY 2006 Budget Request for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) (PDF)
03/02/2005 Michael J. Garcia, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement before the Senate Committee on Appropriations - Subcommittee on Homeland Security regarding FY 2006 Budget Request for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) (PDF)
02/04/2005 Michael J. Garcia, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement before the News Release regarding Progress in War on Terror at Duke Law Symposium (PDF)
01/26/2005 Michael J. Garcia, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement before the Conference - 19th Annual San Diego International Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment regarding ICE's Role in Preventing and Combating the Exploitation of Children (PDF)
12/14/2004 John P. Clark, Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement before the Conference - 2004 National HIDTA Program Conference regarding ICE's Counternarcotics Efforts (PDF)
10/20/2004 Michael J. Garcia, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement before the Conference - United Nations Panel regarding Child Sex Tourism (PDF)
09/24/2004 Michael J. Garcia, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs regarding 9/11 Commission Report: Terrorist Financing Issues (PDF)
07/22/2004 Michael J. Garcia, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement before the House Committee on Government Reform - Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources and the House Select Committee on Homeland Security - Subcommittee on Infrastructure and Border Security regarding Drugs and Security in a Post-9/11 World: Coordinating the Counternarcotics Mission at DHS (PDF)
07/13/2004 Robert Schoch, Deputy Assistant Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement before the House Committee on Government Reform - Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations regarding Visa Revocations II (PDF)
06/17/2004 Michael J. Garcia, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement before the House Committee on Ways and Means - Subcommittee on Trade regarding ICE Authorization for Fiscal Year 2005 and 2006 (PDF)
06/15/2004 Victor X. Cerda, Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement before the House Committee on Homeland Security - Subcommittee on Infrastructure and Border Security regarding Protecting the Homeland: Building a Layered and Coordinated Approach to Border Security (PDF)
05/18/2004 John P. Torres, Deputy Assistant Director, Smuggling and Public Safety before the House Committee on the Judiciary - Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims regarding Alien Smugglings: New Tools and Intelligence Initiatives (PDF)
05/11/2004 Marcy M. Forman, Deputy Assistant Director, Financial Investigations before the House Committee on Government Reform - Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources regarding Terrorist Financing and Money Laundering Investigations: Who Investigates and How Effective are They? (PDF)
04/20/2004 Michael A. Hodzen, Interim Special Agent in Charge Detroit, Michigan before the House Committee on Government Reform - Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources regarding Northern ICE: Stopping Methamphetamine Pre-cursor Chemical Smuggling Across the U.S.-Canada Border (PDF)
04/20/2004 Francis Gary White, Unit Chief, Commercial Fraud Division before the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs - Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management regarding The Federal Workforce and the District of Columbia (PDF)
04/06/2004 Michael J. Garcia, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement before the Conference - U.S. Coast Guard Intelligence Coordination Center’s 4th Annual Human Smuggling and Illegal Migration Conference regarding Human Smuggling and Illegal Migration (PDF)
03/30/2004 Michael J. Garcia, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement before the Senate Committee on Appropriations - Subcommittee on Homeland Security regarding FY 2005 Budget Request for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (PDF)
03/17/2004 Michael J. Garcia, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement before the House Committee on Appropriations - Subcommittee on Homeland Security regarding FY 2005 Budget Request for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (PDF)
03/04/2004 Michael T. Dougherty, Director of Operations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement before the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control regarding Financial Enforcement, Economic Security Efforts, and Accomplishments (PDF)
03/04/2004 Michael J. Garcia, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement before the House Committee on Judiciary - Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims regarding Operation Predator (PDF)
02/25/2004 Michael T. Dougherty, Director of Operations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement before the House Committee on Judiciary - Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims regarding President's Budget Request for Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 (PDF)
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