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Coast Guard tells House committee it is prioritizing port enforcement as land borders tighten
Summary
At a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing, a Coast Guard official said the service can shift missions as needed and that the commandant has made border sustainment a priority; the official reported roughly 348 migrant interdictions since January and over 1,000 tons of drugs seized from the water.
At a hearing of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, a Coast Guard official told lawmakers that the service is preparing for possible diversion of smuggling to East and West Coast ports as land borders are tightened.
A committee member asked about the Coast Guard’s role if traffickers shift routes as land borders become more secure, saying, “as our southern borders become increasingly locked down, what actions is the coast guard taking to ensure that that our East and West Coast ports eventually are equipped…
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