Unaccompanied Alien Children: CRS Experts

July 24, 2014 (R43659)

The following table lists names and contact information for CRS experts on unaccompanied alien children (UAC). Policy and legal areas identified include domestic policy, UAC-related appropriations, UAC-related criminal activity, and international affairs.

Legislative Issues	Name/Title	Phone	E-mail
DOMESTIC POLICY
UAC Legislative Background	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	[author name scrubbed] Legislative Attorney	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]

Border Security	Jerry Bjelopera Specialist in Organized Crime and Terrorism	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	[author name scrubbed] Section Research Manager, Domestic Security and Immigration Section	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	[author name scrubbed] Legislative Attorney	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]

UAC Processing	William Kandel Analyst in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	[author name scrubbed] Legislative Attorney	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]

UAC Family Reunification	William Kandel Analyst in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]

Immigration Relief for UAC	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	[author name scrubbed] Legislative Attorney	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]

Refugees (In country processing)	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	[author name scrubbed] Legislative Attorney	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	[author name scrubbed] Legislative Attorney	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]

UAC Hearings and the Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR)	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	[author name scrubbed] Legislative Attorney	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	[author name scrubbed] Legislative Attorney	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]

UAC Removals and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	[author name scrubbed] Legislative Attorney	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	[author name scrubbed] Legislative Attorney	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]

Data on UAC	[author name scrubbed] Information Research Specialist	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]

Federal Coordination—Interagency Unified Coordination Group	Fran McCarthy Analyst in Emergency Management Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)	Fran McCarthy Analyst in Emergency Management Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]

National Guard on the Border	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Military Manpower Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]

UAC-RELATED SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
Supplemental Appropriations (UAC-Related)—Department of Homeland Security (DHS)	William Painter (Coordinator) Analyst in Emergency Management and Homeland Security Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]

Supplemental Appropriations (UAC-Related)—Customs and Border Protection (CBP)	Jerry Bjelopera Specialist in Organized Crime and Terrorism	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	[author name scrubbed] Section Research Manager, Domestic Security and Immigration Section	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]

Supplemental Appropriations (UAC-Related)—Department of Justice (DOJ), Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR)	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]

Supplemental Appropriations (UAC-Related)—ICE	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]

Supplemental Appropriations (UAC-Related)—Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)	William Kandel Analyst in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]

Supplemental Appropriations (UAC-Related)—Department of State (DOS)	Susan Epstein Specialist in Foreign Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]

APPROPRIATIONS
Appropriations—DHS	William Painter (Coordinator) Analyst in Emergency Management and Homeland Security Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]

Appropriations—CBP	Jerry Bjelopera Specialist in Organized Crime and Terrorism	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	[author name scrubbed] Section Research Manager, Domestic Security and Immigration Section	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]

Appropriations—DOJ/EOIR	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]

Appropriations—ICE	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]

Appropriations—HHS/ORR	William Kandel Analyst in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]

Appropriations—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)	William Kandel Analyst in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]

Appropriations—DOS	Susan Epstein Specialist in Foreign Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]

UAC-RELATED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY
Gangs in the United States	[author name scrubbed] Analyst in Domestic Security	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]

Gangs in Central America	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Latin American Affairs	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]

Human Smuggling	Jerry Bjelopera Specialist in Organized Crime and Terrorism	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	[author name scrubbed] Legislative Attorney	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]

Human Trafficking: U.S. Policy	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	[author name scrubbed] Legislative Attorney	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]

Human Trafficking in Central America	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Latin American Affairs	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and International Humanitarian Concerns	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in International Humanitarian Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	[author name scrubbed] Legislative Attorney	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]

Refugee Issues	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in International Humanitarian Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]

Foreign Aid	[author name scrubbed] Analyst in Latin American Affairs	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]

Mexico	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Latin American Affairs	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]

El Salvador	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Latin American Affairs	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]

Guatemala	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Latin American Affairs	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]

Honduras	[author name scrubbed] Analyst in Latin American Affairs	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]

Gangs in Central America	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Latin American Affairs	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]

UAC Push Factors	[author name scrubbed] Analyst in Latin American Affairs	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Latin American Affairs	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]

Central America Regional Security Initiative (CARSI)	[author name scrubbed] Analyst in Latin American Affairs	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Latin American Affairs	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]