Border Security Efforts

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Border Security in the 21st Century

Our Border Security Efforts

The Past

The Present

The Future

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The Past

1904 “Mounted Guards” Total:75

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The Past

1924: U.S. Border Patrol

Today’s Border Patrol

$3.5 billion budget/ 23,000 personnel/ 20,833 agents Slide 5

Border Patrol agents on the Southern Border

2000:

2014:

8,619 agents

18,127 agents

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Primary Fence

FY2000 – 57.9 miles FY2014 – 352.7 miles

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Secondary Fence

FY2000 – 10.3 miles FY2014 – 36.3 miles

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Vehicle Fence

FY2000 – 10 miles FY2014 – 299 miles

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Total Fence

FY2000 – 77 miles Today – 700 miles

Primary Fence Secondary Fence

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Tertiary Fence Vehicle Fence

All Weather Roads

FY2000 – 17 miles FY2014 – 145.7 miles

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Border Lighting

FY2000 – 29 miles FY2014 – 70 miles

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Underground Sensors

FY2000 – n/a FY2014 – 11,863

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Aircraft

FY2000 – 56 aircraft FY2014 – 107 aircraft

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Unmanned Aerial Systems

FY2000 – 0 systems

FY2014 – 8 systems

Vessels

FY2000 – 2 vessels FY2014 – 84 vessels

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Mobile Surveillance System

FY2000 – 1 systems FY2014 – 40 systems

Mobile Video Surveillance System

FY2000 – n/a FY2014 – 178 systems

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Remote video surveillance systems

FY2000 – 140 systems FY2014 – 273 systems

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Night Vision Goggles

FY2014 – 9,255

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Thermal Imaging Capabilities

FY2000 – n/a FY2014 – 600

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Southwest Border Apprehensions FY2000 – FY2014*

1,643,679

1,235,718

929,809 905,065

1,139,282 1,171,396

1,071,972

858,396

705,005

540,865

447,731

327,577

356,873 414,397

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Apprehensions U.S. Border Patrol Agents

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Border Patrol Agents v. Apprehensions Apprehensions FY2000 – FY2014*

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Border Patrol Agents 2014:18,127

9,547 & 111%

Apprehensions 2014:479,377

692,019 & 59%

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Note: Shading surrounding line indicates low and high points of the estimated 90% confidence interval. White data markers indicate that the change from the previous estimate shown is statistically significant (for example, for 1995 change is significant from 1990). Data labels are for 1990, odd years from 1995-2011, 2012, 2013. Source: This table, is derived from Pew Research Center estimates based on residual methodology, applied to March supplements of the Current Population Survey for 1995-2004 and 2013, and the American Community Survey for 2005-2012. Estimates for 1990 from “Warren and Warren” (2013).

1,643,679

1,235,718

929,809 905,065

1,139,282

1,171,396

1,071,972

858,396

705,005

540,865

447,731

327,577

356,873 414,397

479,377

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Southwest Border Apprehensions FY2000 – FY2014*

*FY2014 is Preliminary data as of 10/2/14

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The Response

More security and law enforcement resources into South Texas

More processing centers

More Border Patrol agents into RGV

More detention space

More prosecutions of criminal smuggling organizations

Public messaging campaign

The Vice President engaged Central American leaders

The President engaged Central American leaders

The government of Mexico increased interdiction efforts

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United States Border Patrol Southwest Border Apprehensions Unaccompanied Children FY12-14

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OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP FY TOTAL FY2012 1,465 1,446 1,259 1,635 2,077 2,755 2,703 2,541 2,071 2, 118 2,289 2,044 24,403 FY2013 2,333 2,392 2,218 2,260 2,986 4, 120 4,206 3,985 3,384 3,607 3,718 3,550 38,759 FY2014 4, 181 4,345 4,327 3,706 4,845 7, 177 7,702 10,580 10,622 5,501 3, 141 2,424 68,551

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Risk-Based Strategy

Risk-Based Strategy

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Current

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The Southern Border Campaign Plan

JTF Investigations

JTF West

JTF East

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A commitment to transparency

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Questions?

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