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Watch live: Homeland Security watchdog testifies on staff shortages at border

by TheHill.com 06/06/23 09:45 AM ET

FILE - U.S. Border Patrol agents pick up a ladder that migrants carried to the border wall near the port of entry in Hidalgo, Texas, Thursday, May 4, 2023. A recent surge of migrants in the Brownsville area of the U.S.-Mexico border is highlighting immigration challenges as the U.S. prepares for the end of a policy linked to the coronavirus pandemic that allowed it to quickly expel many migrants. (AP Photo/Veronica G. Cardenas, File)

The House Oversight subcommittee overseeing national security is hearing from Homeland Security Inspector General Joseph Cuffari on Tuesday about the personnel needs of Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement along the U.S. border with Mexico.

Cuffari’s testimony, released in advance, discusses the recent, massive increase in interactions involving these agencies in the Southwest border area, from under 1 million in fiscal year 2019 to some 2.4 million in fiscal year 2022.

The hearing is scheduled for 10 a.m. ET.

Watch the live video above.