the fire alarm system is one of the keys to tco. we have the electric company doing all the conduit and wire. it will be complete at the end of next week. as was reported previously, we took over all of the low voltage work to manage it directly. so we're working closely with a low volt an subcontractor to get those systems completed. we have 1,994 fire alarm devices to install. we're about 31% complete. we're monitoring that on a daily basis and we will have those devices complete by the middle of may. we're starting loop testing for the fire alarm system which allows us to start up actual testing of the fire alarm at the middle of may with fire department testing of the system june 1st. the other critical component is the errcs, the emergency radio responder communication system. that work is being performed. the conduit is complete. they're pulling wire and installing devices. we're on track to have that done by the end of may for testing. i would like to introduce tony rango. he's the chief operations officer for web core. jess

the tco's that smuggle it are the targets the dhs and the department of justice are working to stop. we are strengthening cooperation with mexico through the merida initiative to interdict illegal transports, find and punish criminals involved, and cut off their sources of funding. in december of last year, secretary tillerson and i along with general sessions and secretary nielsen continued the strategic dialogue we have with mexico on disrupting transnational criminal organizations. we are working with our mexican counterparts to find ways to disrupt the revenue streams with tcos that are responsible of -- for trafficking heroin and other illicit drugs. we working with mexico to eradicatesively poppy crops and bring drug traffickers do justice. -- to justice. over 100 of mexico's most wanted targets, have been arrested, killed, extradited. we support mexico's efforts to find, investigate and destroy clandestine drug labs. since 2008, the united states has donated and supported training of more than 500 canines who are assigned to mexican and federal state law enforcement agencies.

we're working with their mexican counterparts to find new ways to disrupt the revenue streams of tcosat are responsible for trafficking heroin and other illicit drugs into the united states. we are also working with mexico to more aggressively eradicate poppy crops, trained law enforcement, enhance or security and bring drug traffickers to justice. over 100 of mexico's most wanted high-value targets like chopper guzman come have been arrested, deal or extra dated -- extradited. we support their efforts to find investigative destroy clandestine drug. the department of state has funded dea training of over three had a mexican counterparts and special tactics to go after those labs. since 2008 the united states has donated and supported training of more than 500 k-9s foresighted mexican federal and state law enforcement agencies. responder training for k-9s and handling teams to detect weapons, cash and trucks. this includes for the very first time fentanyl specific detection training through cooperation with our neighbor to the north, canada. last fall the u.n. commission of narcotic dr

when the president took office, the traffickers, smuggers, tcos and the illegal aliens paused to see what our border enforcement efforts would look like and if we could follow-through on the deportation and removal. while we have been apprehending aliens at the border with historic efficiency, these elicit smuggling groups saw that our ability to actually remove those that come here illegally did not keep pace. they saw that there were loop holes that they could exploit to avoid detention and removal. let me give you numbers to put how that has changed the context of our immigration and border security system. before 2013, approximately one out of 100 arriving aliens claimed fear. which is the first step in asylum process. today one out ten do so. why this matter is because this number unfortunately demonstrates and is indicative of the rising level of fraud that plagues our system. this prevents us from timely helping those that do need asylum. when we have to deal with the fraud and the backlog, we're unable to help those truly in need. before 2011 over 90% of arriving aliens were

when the president took office, the traffickers, smugglers, tcos that serve as their currency pausedforcement efforts would look like and if we could follow through on deportation and removal. while we have been operating with efficiency, these groups saw that the ability to remove those to come here illegally did not keep pace. they saw that there were loopholes to exploit detention and removal and how that has changed the context of our immigration and border security system. before 2013, approximately one out of every 100 arriving aliens claimed credible fear, the first step in the united states process. today more than one out of ten do so. why this matters is that this number unfortunately demonstrates and is indicative of the rising level of fraud that plagues our system. it prevents us, when we have to deal with the fraud and backlogs, we are unable to help those truly in need. today 40% are families and children. traffickers and smugglers know if you arrive with a family under our current legal and court system you have a much better chance of being released into the united s

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foreign assets control to designate ms-13 as the first transnational criminal street gang identified as a tco. as a result, any property or property interests in the united states or in the possession or control of a u.s. person in which ms-13 has an interest are blocked. one of our most important partners in our fight against ms-13 is the government of el salvador, who we partner with daily. i just returned from el salvador last friday. i look forward to discussing that later in my testimony. hsi has established a transnational criminal investigative unit with the government of el salvador national police, which makes it possible to reach our impact into el salvador, ensuring that gang membership is also held can believe -- accountable for the gang's conduct in the united states. the dhs efforts to secure our border will not be effective unless we simultaneously focus on the magnets and the pull factors drawing people to cross our borders illegally at the same time that we focus on physical border security. acting i.c.e. director has set a high bar for hsi's work site enforcement efforts in

the focus of the team right now has really been to get to tco. but we all know that the latter part of 2018 and 2019 will be focusing on where those costs should be rightfully placed. and that's what i need turner a's assistants on. so i would request one more year which would put it at 9 million of the contract to continue their contractual duties. are there any questions? >> director nuru: mr. harper. >> yeah, i just will relate a problem that. t. project has with fta. we extended a contract like this. and fta said no. just the new -- like we are going to look at the new procurement policies because of the fta. they are really looking at this stuff very hard. and we, of course, are trying to see how we are going to deal with. that but this is the sort of thing where -- they have been with us. these were the contractors that had been doing the job. and we had to extend the schedule. so we just went out there and same rate, same everything. same contractor. fta said no. rebid. so i think we need to keep aware of that now. i don't know what fta mo

we live with then to sta en tco there is a possibility of a school shooting. >> one month ago, you largelyhe support of school districts in new york and other students did across the country. today is a little different. it doesn't seem as if the school administrators are as pleased that you're walking out, the new york city department of education, the chancellor said, quote, you don't have to be out of school all day to make your voices known. you've already made your voices known. what is your response to that? >> our response is i would like to invite any school administrator down to washington square park. even though you think our voices are not heard, they are not heard, because clearly we still have people in the congress, people in the white house, who are arguing that we don't need more gun control. so until they realize we do, we will keep on fighting. these are the students that you represent. i invite you to come down here and watch us in action, watch us protest and speak our mind. >> has it been hard to maintain the passion that we can hear so clearly in your voice for this

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we're working with our mexican counterparts to find new ways to disrupt the revenue streams of tcos responsibleor trafficking heroin and other ill lissyith drugs into the united states. we're also working with mexico to eradicate poppy crops, train law enforcement, enhance border security, and bring drug traffickers to justice. over 100 afmexico's most-wanted high-value's targets have been arrested, killed, or extradicted to the united states. we support mexico's efforts to find investigate and destroy clan destined drug labs. since 2014 the department of state has fundedday training of over 300 mex can counter parts to go after those labs. since 2008 the united states has donated and supported training of more than 500 k-9s who are assigned to mexican federal state law enforcement agencies. we sponser training for k-9s and handling teams to detect weapons, cash, and drugs. this includes for the very first time fentanyl specific detection training through cooperation with our neighbor to the north, canada. last fall the commission on narcotic drugs put new international controls in the two prim

the state department is to stop transnational control organizations and so-called tco's and the networks of criminal activity they perpetuate in trafficking drugs in destroying the lives of our loved ones. addressing the opioid crisis as i say is a whole of government effort in the state department role is to apply its resources abroad with our partners, allies and others to support all the work that the department of justice and the department of homeland security to address this problem and enormous scorch that we have to enlist the support of our allies and partners in neighbors in particular. it's our highest in the same department and this is our highest goal priority and the bulk of the counter narcotics work is focused on countries where opioids originated. opium harvest in mexico is the root of over 90% of the us supply of heroin. pco that smuggle it across our border to be sold by dealers of the country that the target the dhs and justice are working to stop. we are strengthening cooperation with mexico to the merit initiative to interdict illegal transports and find and punish

we have a lot of tco activity and we have criminals and illegal migrants.nt obama, george w. bush did this as well. did it help? is that why you decided to send the national guard down there? what will they be doing and will it help in the past? >> in conjunction, my conversations with the governors and members of congress the last 48 hours, certainly their strong belief the fact it made a huge difference. in some cases they believe it ended all the illegal traffic. so i think we have good case studies that it works. to your second question, what would they be doing? operation phalanx would be a way for national guard to provide air support. we would look for them to do that. they provide medical care for those we interdict. they provide fleet maintenance. we use a lot of mechanics. brian: a little dispointing though, i guess by law you're not allowed to arrest illegal immigrants. you're not allowed to investigate crimes, make arrests, stop or search vehicles or seize drugs. that is very limiting, don't you think? or can you change any of that? >> we have e