U. S. Border. Posted by the bipartisan policy center, this portion of the discussion is about an hour and 25 minutes. From the diplomatic side of things, it had been interesting to see the department of Homeland Security take on this role, the department of Homeland Security negotiating u. S. Foreign policy and broader western hemispheric policy. What is the role of dhs here and how do they navigate . Every part of the government has relations with other nations in their area of agreement. When i was at dhs, i was an attache in canada. Agreements are made with countries along the way. Former secretary nielsen was in the process of negotiating Security Cooperation agreements with northern triangle countries before she departed. The acting secretary is continuing that. They are trying to see what level of cooperation, primarily on for security with mexico and guatemala, can the u. S. Or dhs offer them Technical Assistance and support in understanding how best to secure the borders and al