Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced the Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act, bipartisan legislation to strengthen security at the Northern border by requiring the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to regularly complete a new Northern Border Threat Analysis and update its Northern Border Strategy. Even though criminal activity continues to evolve along the Northern border, there has not been a Northern Border Threat Analysis conducted since 2017, and the Northern Border Strategy has not been updated since 2018.
“Our border security policies must address the unique challenges along the U.S.-Canada border, where vast, remote areas make enforcement difficult,” said Senator Collins. “By improving data collection and oversight of threats and enforcement efforts, this bipartisan bill would strengthen security, improve coordination, and help to ensure we have the resources needed to protect our northern border effectively.”
Last year, Senators Collins and Gary Peters (D-MI) introduced the bipartisan Northern Border Coordination Act. The bill would require DHS to establish the Northern Border Coordination Center, to be collocated with existing DHS components at Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Michigan. The center would serve as a coordination mechanism for implementing, evaluating, and updating the Northern Border Strategy, and any successor strategy. The bill passed the Senate unanimously.
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