Pete Domenici: “I rise today to with Senator Bingaman to introduce legislation that provides resources that the U.S. Marshals Service…”

“I rise today to with Senator Bingaman to introduce legislation that provides resources that the U.S. Marshals Service desperately needs for their role in improving the security of our borders and enforcing our immigration laws. Our U.S. Marshals are involved in several aspects of immigration matters, including helping to transport criminal immigrants and guarding them in federal courthouses. As we improve border security and interior enforcement, our Marshals need increased staff to handle the increased caseload that will be associated with those improvements. Therefore, my legislation calls for hiring 50 new deputies each year for five years. Increasing the number of Deputy U.S. Marshals by 250 new law enforcers will make a great impact on this service that is stretched thin in their role relating to border security and immigration enforcement. Without such legislation, we will only be adding to the workload of our already thinly-stretched Marshals Service.”