Unaccompanied Alien Children: CRS Experts

May 24, 2016 (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, international affairs UAC-related criminal activity, and UAC-related appropriations.

Legislative Issues	Name/Title	Phone	E-mail
DOMESTIC POLICY
Border Security	Carla Argueta Analyst in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	[author name scrubbed] Legislative Attorney	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]

Data on UAC	Sarah Caldwell Senior Research Librarian	[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]

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]

National Guard on the Border	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Military Manpower 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 Adjudication 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 Family Reunification	William Kandel Analyst in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]

UAC Legislative Background	William Kandel Specialist in Immigration Policy	[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 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]

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
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]

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

Foreign Aid	[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]

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]

International Humanitarian Assistance and Response	[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]

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

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

Refugees and Other Displaced Populations	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in International Humanitarian Policy	[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]

UAC Reception/Reintegration in Central America	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Latin American Affairs	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]

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

UAC-RELATED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY
Gangs in Central America	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Latin American Affairs	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]

Gangs in the United States	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Domestic Security	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]

Human Smuggling	Carla Argueta Analyst 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]

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]

APPROPRIATIONS
Appropriations—CBP	Carla Argueta Analyst in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]

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

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

Appropriations—DOS	Susan Epstein Specialist in Foreign 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]

Author Contact Information

[author name scrubbed], Analyst in Immigration Policy ([email address scrubbed], [phone number scrubbed])