Bipartisan lawmakers introduce new bill to strengthen northern border security [Video]

COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN START A NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH PROGRAM WHERE THEY LIVE. NEW YORK SENATOR KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND… along with colleagues on both sides of the aisle. INTRODUCING NEW LEGISLATION TODAY. TO INCREASE SECURITY AT THE NORTHERN BORDER. IT COMES AS ILLEGAL CROSSINGS AND MIGRANT APPREHENSIONS have set a new record in our region over the last year. NORTHERN BORDER OFFICIALS FROM EAST TO WEST REPORTED 190 THOUSAND ENCOUNTERS IN 2023. A 241 PERCENT JUMP FROM 2022. THAT’S ACCORDING TO SENATOR GILLIBRAND’S OFFICE. THE “NORTHERN BORDER SECURITY ENHANCEMENT AND REVIEW ACT” WOULD MANDATE THE HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT TO CONDUCT A “THREAT ANALYSIS” EVERY 3 YEARS… AND UPDATE ITS NORTHERN BORDER STRATEGY AT LEAST áá90 DAYS AFTER THAT REPORT IS PUBLISHED. ONE OF THE CO- SPONSORS is new hampshire senator MAGGIE HASSAN (hassin). she SAYS THE ANALYSIS AND STRATEGY HAVEN’T BEEN UPDATED SINCE 2017 AND 2018. FROM OUR REGION, NEW YORK SENATOR KIRSTEN …