H.R. 8644 · 117th Congress

Advanced Border Coordination Act of 2022

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2022-08-02
Latest action
2022-11-01 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Summary

Advanced Border Coordination Act of 2022

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to establish at least two Joint Operations Centers along the U.S.-Mexico border. The centers shall provide centralized operations hubs for (1) coordinating operations between federal, state, local, and tribal agencies as needed; and (2) coordinating and supporting border operations, including detecting criminal activity, such as activity related to transnational criminal organizations and illegal border crossings.