The DHS Overseas Personnel Enhancement Act of 2017 would do just that
by directing the Department to develop and execute an overseas
personnel assessment and enhancement plan. As we speak, nearly 2,000 DHS employees are stationed around the
globe, engaging in terrorism prevention, counternarcotics, and
antihuman smuggling activities in more than 70 countries. About half of DHS personnel deployed overseas are from Customs and
Border Protection, who are responsible for screening U.S.-bound
passengers at airports, inspecting cargo being loaded onto ships bound
for the U.S., and training other nations' customs and border forces. The Department also sends Immigration and Customs Enforcement special
agents, Secret Service special agents, and Transportation Security
Administration officials abroad to help prevent international criminal
and terrorist activity from spreading into the United States. These activities have a direct impact on the security of my district. Over the course of the past year, multiple people have been caught
attempting to smuggle drugs into the country through Newark Liberty
International Airport, including a man who tried to bring over 1
kilogram of heroin into the country by disguising it as a six-layer
cake.
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