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Gil Kerlikowske

Sep 29, 2014

Official: Southwest border focus is on immigrant children, not ISIS

The head of Customs and Border Protection said there is no evidence of ISIS attempts to infiltrate the Southwest border and his agency is more focused on trying to prevent more unaccompanied minor immigrants.

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer helps out a few boys who are trying to make phone calls as they are joined by hundreds of mostly Central American immigrant children that are being processed and held at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Nogales Placement Center on Wednesday, June 18, 2014, in Nogales, Ariz. CPB provided media tours Wednesday of two locations in Brownsville, Texas, and Nogales, that have been central to processing the more than 47,000 unaccompanied children who have entered the country illegally since Oct. 1. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, Pool)
Jul 3, 2014

US launches media campaign on immigration dangers

Overwhelmed by a surge in illegal immigration, especially by unaccompanied children, the U.S. government has launched a $1 million international media campaign warning families in Central America that it's best to stay at home.

Gil Kerlikowske, head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, visited with Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton and two other Valley mayors to discuss fighting drug trafficking, border security and immigration reform. (Cronkite News Service Photo by Matthew Longdon)
Apr 5, 2013

White House drug policy chief calls immigration reform a priority

During trips to the border over the past four years, the head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy said Thursday that he’s seen better technology along with more officers.

Jul 7, 2011

Border plan puts emphasis on drug prevention

The government's updated security plan for the U.S.-Mexico border keeps its focus on trying to stop drug and gun smuggling but contains an added emphasis on preventing and treating drug use in communities along the border.

Jul 7, 2011

Napolitano, others to unveil plan to combat drugs

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and other Obama administration officials will use an Arizona border city as a backdrop to unveil their latest plan to confront drug smuggling.

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