National Parks and Immigration

House Natural Resources Committee
   Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee
1324 Longworth

18/10/2023 at 02:00PM

On Wednesday, October 18, 2023, at 2:00 p.m., in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will hold an oversight hearing titled “Securing Our Border, Saving Our National Parks.”

House Republicans are advocating for policies to restrict the flow of migrants crossing our southern border.

Hearing memo

Witnesses:

Panel I

  • Michael Reynolds, Deputy Director, National Park Service
  • Chris French, Deputy Chief, National Forest System, USDA Forest Service, Washington, DC

Panel II

  • Julie Axelrod, Director of Litigation, Center for Immigration Studies
  • Lt. John Nores Jr. (ret.), Special Operations, Marijuana Enforcement Team, California Department of Fish and Wildlife
  • Verlon M. Jose, Chairman, Tohono O’odham Nation, Sells, AZ [Minority witness]