Responses to Questions from June 5, 2020 Letter from Senator Kamala Harris, et al 1, How do your agencies track requests for assistance or resources, including both requests for personnel and equipment? ional Field ‘A detailed summary of the request is submitted to CBP Headquarters from CBP’s r Offices and Sectors. a. What is the approval process for such requests? Operational leadership determines if the support requested is feasible and if resources are available to support federal, state, or local law enforcement. All support requests require approval from the Chief of Law Enforcement Operations and the Deputy Chief or their designee. b. Who at your agencies is responsible for approving such requests? Each operational office has its own approval process for requests. For instance, in the U.S. Border Patrol (USBP), Sector Chiefs may approve the requests in the field. At Headquarters, the Chief or Deputy Chief of Operations, or their designee, may approve USBP support requests. As for Office of Field Operations (OFO),. ¢. Have your agencies deployed personnel or equipment to any jurisdictions that did not request assistance? No, CBP has only deployed assets and resources as requested. d. Have any state or local entities requested that you not deploy personnel or equipment in response to the demonstrations? ‘Not that we are aware of, no. 2. Has anyone at your agencies discussed these deployments with anyone at the White House? If so, please specify the individual with whom anyone at your agency spoke and the name of the agency official(s) that participated in the conversation. CBP defers to DHS to address this question as it coordinated component efforts with the White House. 3. As of the date of your response, how many total personnel has each of your agencies deployed? Senator Harris, et al4 respectful treatment of all members of the trade ized its commitment ‘to nondiscrimination in existing 0 ‘Memorandum, Information Regarding‘and Aurora Police Department yuest From: Chicago HSI, Chicago Police artmen Re {forts during the civil unrest in Chicago, Request Details: Acrial support of law enforcement ¢! ‘Aurora and surrounding areas. National Capital Region CBP Personnel Deployed and on standby in the Ronald Reagan Building. Mission #1: Assist with security at the Washington Monument. Mission #2: Assist with security at the African American Museum. Miceion #3: Assist with security at FPS Buildings Lafayette Square and V/A building. Mission #4: Assist with security at FB Main Building, Request From: Department of Justice Request Details: Physical Security and Crowd Control. Request From: San Diego County Sheriff's Office and San Diego Police Department Request Details: Provide less lethal munitions for crowd control and extract injured officers, Request From: San Diego County Sheriff's Office ‘Request Details: Provide additional less lethal munitions for crowd control. Request From: San Diego County Sheriff's Office Provide general law enforcement support, support for tactical operations, tactical Request From: Phoenix Police Department Request Details: Resupply less lethal munitions for erowd control. Request From: Imperial County, CA Sheriff's Office Request Details: Provide less ethal munitions for crowd control.