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Subcommittee had in arraigning todays hearing arranging todays hearing. I. C. E. Declined to sit on the same panel with knack mote toe nakamoto, the contractor it chose. The departments lack of cooperation makes it more challenging for congress to do its job. At a meeting with dhs leaders, its important to the subcommittee to bring everyones voices together. Thats how we can best identify challenges and find ways to solve them. This issue is particularly important to me as two of i. C. E. s facilities detain upwards of 1300 migrants from in my home district. I visited these facilities, and i have concerns about some of the conditions of confinement. And im not alone in having these concerns. Dhss own office of Inspector General last year found these processes for oversight and con finement were insufficient to stay compliance with i. C. E. s own standards. It might be that inspectors are set up to fail. For example, i. C. E. Has a contractor who is responsible for evaluating compliance
And welcome to this hearing on detecting the nation, Transportation Systems. We reflect on a summer day in american history, 18 years ago that terrorists turned a address the agencys progress towards implementing modernization the committee will exercise oversight to existing security programs. Notably the passenger screening teams in february administrator pekoske briefed the committee on disturbing testing results from the ig and promised to revamp k9 training. Tsa is committed to making the federal federal air Marshals Program more intelligent space. Improving todays Frontline Security programs is important but tsa must adapt to changing threats and technologies. Emerging Technology Including biometrics, perhaps we will hear about that today. Understand tsa has a biometrics roadmap but we certainly need to do this in light of concerns involving privacy, Data Protection and civil liberties. I look forward to a robust discussion today on the vital role the tsa plays. Madam Ranking Mem
Million fortnight world cup event thats a statement, an additional eight marines were taken aside to be questioned onheir involvement in alleged drug offenses unrelated to todays arrests. N dont remember thisber of people being arrested all at once and so its extremely unusual for a sweep to be made with this number of arrests. Reporter with holding specifics as the marine corps investigates, officials confirm the arrests came after information was gained from a previous human smuggling investigation. On july 5th, two marines were charged with transportation of certain aliens for financial gain after investigators say they agreed to transport three mexican tizens for 8,000. With the possibility of additional charges, thear mines say none took part in the southwest border support missio and those arrested are junior enlisted. 16 accused of breaking the law and betraying their always faithful. Those marines who were arrested and the other marines pulled aside for questioning are with nci
Good friday morning im phillip mena and im Frances Rivera. There are a lot of lingering questions this morning after a mass arrest at a u. S. Military base 16 marines were taken into custody after a sweep at Camp Pendleton in Southern California they face charges related to drugs and human trafficking. Nbcs Miguel Almaguer has the details. Reporter the 16 marines at Camp Pendleton were taken into custody during battalion formation. The dramatic take down by ncis part of a morning sweep. The marines arrested for their alleged involvement in various illegal activities, ranging from human smuggling to drugrelated offenses the u. S. Marine corps saying in a statement, an additional eight marines were taken aside to be questioned on their involvement in alleged drug offenses unrelated to todays arrests i dont remember this number of people being arrested all at once and so its extremely unusual for a sweep to be made with this number of arrests. Reporter withholding specifics as the marine