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Sen. John Hoeven, rights, greets area law enforcement officials during a visit Wednesday to review security on the northern border.
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Law enforcement officials show Sen. John Hoeven an area in Burke County where security has had to be heightened to prevent illegal border crossings.
BOWBELLS – Area law enforcement officials met with Sen. John Hoeven, R-ND, Wednesday to outline challenges of securing the northern border and preventing illegal border crossings.
Hoeven, a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Committee,reviewed operations along the northern border with Burke County Sheriff Shawn Brien, Divide County Sheriff Zachary Schroeder, Renville County Sheriff Roger Hutchinson and other local law enforcement officials. The officials showed the senator the Short Creek Crossing, an area where the Burke County Sheriff’s office has purchased two game cameras to assist CBP in preventing illegal crossings.