U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security

09/16/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/16/2024 11:35

WITNESSES ADDED: Mother of Rachel Morin, Former USBP Chief Patrol Agent, San Diego County Supervisor to Testify in Hearing on Biden-Harris Border Policies

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the House Committee on Homeland Security announced the witnesses for a hearing on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, at 10:00 AM ET, to examine how the policies and actions of the Biden-Harris administration sparked the unprecedented border crisis that began in early 2021, how the president and his "border czar" have doubled down on those policies, and how this crisis by design has undermined the safety and security of communities across our country.

Testimony will be provided by Patty Morin, the mother of Rachel Morin, a mother of five who was tragically murdered in Maryland last year by an illegal alien; Aaron Heitke, retired chief patrol agent for the San Diego Sector; and Jim Desmond, a member of the San Diego Country Board of Supervisors.

DETAILS:
What: A House Committee on Homeland Security hearing entitled, "A Country Without Borders: How the Biden-Harris Open-Borders Policies Have Undermined Our Safety and Security."
When: Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at 10:00 AM ET
Where: 310 Cannon House Office Building
WITNESSES:

Patty Morin
Private citizen

Aaron Heitke
Chief Patrol Agent (Retired), United States Border Patrol, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
The Honorable Jim Desmond
Board of Supervisors, San Diego County, State of California
The Honorable David Hathaway
Santa Cruz County, State of Arizona

Witness testimony will be added here. The hearing will be livestreamed on YouTube and will be open to the public and press.

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