}uly 12, 2u14

Ni. Kenneth Wolfe

Beputy Biiectoi
0ffice of Public Affaiis
0.S. Bepaitment of Bealth anu Buman Seivices
2uu Inuepenuence Avenue, SW
Washington, BC 2u2u1



Beai Ni. Wolfe:

Attacheu is a list of questions that Congiessman }im Biiuenstine attempteu to have
answeieu uuiing his visit to Tempoiaiy Sheltei Kilo (TSK) touay. While the
peisonnel at TSK weie helpful anu piofessional in theii iesponses, they uiu not have
all the infoimation iequesteu.

Please pioviue answeis to these questions by the close of business on Fiiuay, }uly
18, 2u14.

Thank you.


Sinceiely,




}oe Kaufman
Chief of Staff
Congiessman }im Biiuenstine
2u2-22S-2211 (office)
joseph.kaufmanmail.house.gov



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}uly 12, 2u14


Questions fiom Congiessman }im Biiuenstine
foi BBS 0fficials Regaiuing Piocesses, Pioceuuies,
anu 0AC Bouseu at Tempoiaiy Sheltei Kilo
Locateu at Ft, Sill, 0klahoma

1. Is infoimation conceining the 0AC sponsois who aie taking possession of the chiluien being
enteieu into IBENT (Immigiation Betection anu Enfoicement Batabase) which is useu by
ICE foi iuentification.

2. If not, why not. Anu what system is being useu.

S. If BBS uoes not entei the sponsois oi 0AC into IBENT, uoes CBP oi ICE entei the
infoimation at some point in the hanu ovei piocess.

4. Boes the statutoiy iequiiement to tiansfei the chiluien ovei to BBS fiom CBP within 72
houis hinuei the 0AC iuentification piocess.

S. What othei feueial anu non-feueial entities anu contiactois aie cooiuinating effoits at TSK.
Bo they have access to IBENT oi othei softwaie being useu foi iuentification.

6. Bas BBS oi any othei feueial oi non-feueial entity shaieu infoimation about 0AC with othei
entities (chaiities, faith baseu oiganizations, not foi piofit oiganizations oi non-
goveinmental oiganizations). What type of infoimation was shaieu. Was consent iequesteu
anu secuieu fiom 0AC families befoie shaiing infoimation. Bas BBS uocumenteu both the
instances wheie consent was secuieu anu not secuieu.

7. Aie the iuentities of the sponsois being confiimeu thiough the embassy oi consulate of the
countiy of oiigin.

8. Aie the iuentities oi biith iecoius of the 0AC being confiimeu thiough the embassy oi
consulate of the countiy of oiigin. If so, what peicentage at TSK anu system wiue.

9. Reports indicate that minors are misreporting their age to gain access to the U.S. Some are
even 21 yeais of age. Aie the 0AC being enteieu into IBENT to veiify theii ages.

1u. What peicentage of 0AC aie being tuineu ovei to sponsois who aie un-uocumenteu oi in the
0niteu States illegally at TSK anu system wiue.

11. Boes BBS evei ielease minois to someone othei than a paient oi legal guaiuian. 0nuei
what ciicumstances. Bo othei uepaitments of the 0.S. goveinment evei ielease minois to
someone othei than a paient oi legal guaiuian. 0nuei what ciicumstances.

12. Why uoes BBS call peisons ieceiving physical custouy of 0AC hosts or custodians or
sponsors insteau of legal guaiuians.

1S. Bow many of the 0AC aie victims of tiafficking. What piocess is BBS using to ueteimine
victimization of 0AC anu the natuie of that victimization.

14. What infoimation is being gatheieu fiom sponsoi conceining oiganizeu ciiminal activity
intenueu to smuggle people into the 0niteu States.

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1S. What peicentage of the sponsois themselves paiu eithei coyotes (smuggleis) oi tians-
national ciiminal oiganizations to gain access to the 0niteu States.

16. In what peicentage of cases uiu sponsois oi othei peisons pay coyotes to biing 0AC to the
boiuei.

17. Coyotes access the 0niteu States by paying Los Zetas anu othei tians-national ciiminal
oiganizations that guaiantee access. What piocesses aie useu in feueial goveinment
attempts to tiack the money paiu to tianspoit 0AC to anu acioss the southein boiuei.

18. Accoiuing to the Congiessional Reseaich Seivice theie aie mass giave sites wheie migiants
have been executeu by tians-national ciiminal oiganizations (TC0s). What accounts have
0AC pioviueu of such atiocities.

19. Aie BBS peisonnel awaie of any sponsois inuicating they aie in feai foi theii lives foi failuie
to pay TC0s.

2u. What peicentages of the 0AC aie coming acioss the boiuei in aieas wheie the
auministiation has uenieu the CBP access uue to (1) feueial enviionmental laws anu (2)
othei feueial laws. What specific aieas within each boiuei state aie off limits to the CBP
because of such laws.

21. An immigiation attoiney in Tulsa states that Notice to Appeai (NTA) uocuments aie
cuiiently being pioviueu with uates to appeai 2-S yeais in the futuie. What is being uone to
tiack the 0AC anu theii sponsois uuiing this time.

22. Theie aie iepoits funuing has been ieuiiecteu fiom Bomelanu Secuiity Investigations (BSI)
anu Enfoicement Removal 0peiations (ER0) to pay foi the 0AC ciisis. Please confiim what
peicentages of BSI anu ER0 buugets have been ieuiiecteu to pay foi 0AC-ielateu opeiations.

2S. Bave any 0AC uenieu aumission to TSK oi any othei 0AC facilities. If so, how many anu
why.

24. What has been the laigest numbei of 0AC in custouy at TSK at any one time.

2S. Testimony piesenteu to the BASC inuicateu that the aveiage stay at a 0AC facility is 1S-Su
uays. What has been the aveiage stay at TSK foi those who have been ieleaseu to sponsois.

26. What is the total numbei of 0AC that have come thiough TSK.
0f that numbei, how many have been ieleaseu to sponsois.
Wheie aie these sponsois cuiiently locateu oi iesiuing.
What peicentage of 0AC aie being ieleaseu to non-family sponsois.
Bow is the ielationship of the sponsois to the family of the 0AC being veiifieu.

27. If the numbei of 0AC continues to giow, aie you expecting to expanu the footpiint oi extenu
the lease of Ft. Sill. Will the footpiints oi leases at othei BBS facilities be expanueu. If so,
how many 0AC is BBS planning to accommouate at any one time anu foi how long. Bow
many 0AC is BBS planning to piocess thiough its 0AC facilities in total, anu ovei what
peiiou of time.

28. What meuical assessments aie being peifoimeu of 0AC who aie piocesseu into TSK. Bow
aie these assessments peifoimeu. Bow aie the iesults iecoiueu. Bow aie the iecoius
piocesseu anu aichiveu. Bow aie they maue available to the CBC, NIB anu to health
uepaitments within the vaiious states anu localities.

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29. Aie meuical assessments being peifoimeu by meuical piofessionals. If not meuical
piofessionals, what aie the cieuentials of staff assessing 0AC health.

Su. What uiseases oi illnesses have been founu piesent at the TSK facility. At othei 0AC
facilities. Please uetail accoiuing to the location of the 0AC facility wheie specific uiseases
anu illnesses have been iuentifieu.

S1. Bow uo you iuentify 0AC who have been membeis of gangs oi who have committeu violent
ciimes.

S2. Bow uo you collect anu aichive this infoimation anu shaie it with feueial, state anu local law
enfoicement entities.

SS. Bow to you iuentify 0AC who have been victims of abuse anuoi violent ciimes. Bow uo
you collect anu aichive theii stoiies.

S4. Please pioviue the following uocumentation.

Bocumentation foi all 0AC that have been ieleaseu fiom TSK.
Bocumentation of the sponsois to whom the 0AC weie ieleaseu.
Bocumentation of wheie the sponsois will be locateu while they aie waiting foi NTA
uates.

SS. Aie you in neeu of auuitional peisonnel, sheltei anuoi financial iesouices to caie foi 0AC.

S6. Bow many calls have been ieceiveu fiom potential sponsois oi family membeis looking foi
0AC who may have ciosseu the boiuei.


Abbieviations 0seu:
CBP Customs anu Boiuei Patiol
ER0 Enfoicement Removal 0peiations
BASC Bouse Aimeu Seivices Committee
BBS 0.S. Bepaitment of Bealth anu Buman Seivices
BSI Bomelanu Secuiity Investigations
ICE Immigiations anu Customs Enfoicement
IBENT Immigiation Betection anu Enfoicement Batabase
NTA Notice to Appeai
TC0 Tians-national Ciiminal 0iganizations
TSK Tempoiaiy Sheltei Kilo, the BBS facility at Ft. Sill
0AC 0naccompanieu Alien Chiluien