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Speeches and Testimonies

Speeches and Testimonies
Speeches and Testimonies This table describes speeches and testimonies given by ICE officials, with the date in the first column and a description in the second column
Date Speaker
11/15/2022 Dr. Stewart D. Smith, Assistant Director, ICE Health Service Corps, Enforcement and Removal Operations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security speaking before the United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations regarding Report on the Irwin County Detention Center (PDF)
10/27/2022 Steven Cagen, Assistant Director, Homeland Security Investigations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security speaking before the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control regarding Deadly Distribution: How Fentanyl Crosses Borders and Claims Lives (PDF)
09/28/2022 Andre R. Watson, Assistant Director, Homeland Security Investigations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Department of Homeland Security speaking before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary regarding From Nuremberg to Ukraine: Accountability for War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity (PDF)
03/14/2022 Matthew Millhollin, Special Agent in Charge, New England, Homeland Security Investigations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, speaking before the United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight regarding Addressing the Evolving Threat of Illegal Drug Trafficking to Our Communities (PDF)
05/13/2021 Tae D. Johnson, Acting Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, speaking before the U.S. House of Representatives House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security regarding U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Resource Management and Operational Priorities (PDF)
03/11/2020 Matthew T. Albence, Deputy Director and Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, speaking before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security regarding Fiscal 2021 Budget Request for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (PDF)
01/17/2020 Matthew T. Albence, Acting Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement U.S. Department of Homeland Security speaking before the New York City Declined Detainers Press Conference regarding New York City Declined Detainers Press Conference (PDF)
11/07/2019 Jere T. Miles, Special Agent in Charge, Homeland Security Investigations – New Orleans, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, speaking before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security regarding Immigration Raids: Impacts and Aftermath on Mississippi Communities (PDF)
10/22/2019 Timothy S. Robbins, Acting Executive Associate Director Enforcement and Removal Operations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security speaking before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary regarding Sanctuary Jurisdictions: The Impact on Public Safety And Victims (PDF)
09/26/2019 Tae Johnson, Assistant Director for Custody Management, Enforcement and Removal Operations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Department of Homeland Security speaking before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, & Accountability regarding Oversight of Detention Facilities (PDF)
07/25/2019 Matthew T. Albence, Acting Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement U.S. Department of Homeland Security speaking before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security regarding The Fiscal Year 2020 President’s Budget Request (PDF)
06/05/2019 Louis A. Rodi III, Acting Assistant Director National Security Investigations Division, Homeland Security Investigations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security speaking before the United States Senate Committee on Finance regarding Foreign Threats to Taxpayer Funded Research: Oversight Opportunities and Policy Solutions (PDF)
05/09/2019 Matthew T. Albence, Acting Director U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, speaking before the U.S. House of Representatives Homeland Security Committee regarding A Review of the FY 2020 Budget Request for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (PDF)
05/08/2019 Nathalie R. Asher, Acting Executive Associate Director Enforcement and Removal Operations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, speaking before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration regarding At the Breaking Point: The Humanitarian and Security Crisis at our Southern Border (PDF)
04/17/2019 Matthew T. Albence, Acting Director U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Department of Homeland Security, regarding Southern Border Surge McAllen, Texas – Press Conference (PDF)
04/09/2019 Timothy J. Tubbs, Deputy Special Agent in Charge Homeland Security Investigations - Laredo, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, speaking before the United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs regarding Unprecedented Migration at the U.S. Southern Border: Frontline Perspective (PDF)
03/26/2019 Ronald D. Vitiello, ICE Acting Director, speaking before the Border Security Expo, San Antonio, TX regarding Opening Remarks (PDF)
02/26/2019 Nathalie R. Asher, Acting Executive Associate Director Enforcement and Removal Operations U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Department of Homeland Security, speaking before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary regarding “Oversight of the Trump Administration’s Family Separation Policy” (PDF)
12/12/2018 Janice Ayala, Director Joint Task Force for Investigations (JTF-I) Department of Homeland Security, speaking before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration regarding Narcos: Transnational Cartels and Border Security (PDF)
10/02/2018 Matthew C. Allen, Assistant Director, Domestic Operations, Homeland Security Investigations , U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security speaking before the United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control regarding Regarding a Hearing on “Stopping the Poison Pills: Combatting the Trafficking of Illegal Fentanyl from China” (PDF)
09/25/2018 Steve W. Cagen Special Agent in Charge Homeland Security Investigations Denver, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security speaking before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security regarding Hidden in Plain Sight: Understanding Federal Efforts to Stop Human Trafficking (PDF)
09/18/2018 Matthew T. Albence, Executive Associate Director, Enforcement and Removal Operations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security speaking before the United States Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee regarding Reinterpretation of Flores Settlement and Its Impact on Family Separation and Catch and Release (PDF)
07/31/2018 Matthew T. Albence, Executive Associate Director, Enforcement and Removal Operations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security speaking before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary regarding Oversight of Immigration Enforcement and Family Reunification (PDF)
05/30/2018 A. Scott Brown, Special Agent in Charge, Homeland Security Investigations – Phoenix, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, speaking before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security regarding An Unsecure Border and the Opioid Crisis: The Urgent Need for Action to Save Lives (PDF)
05/23/2018 Raymond Villanueva, Assistant Director, International Operations, Homeland Security Investigations, speaking before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere regarding Combatting Transnational Criminal Threats in the Western Hemisphere (PDF)
Updated: 10/27/2020