U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
James W. McCament, Deputy Under Secretary Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans
The Department of Homeland Security is a Cabinet-level department whose mission is to secure the Nation from many threats. Its responsibilities include aviation and border security, emergency response, cybersecurity, and chemical facility inspection. James McCament previously served as Deputy Associate Director, Service Center Operations for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. The following is from testimony at an April 26, 2018, hearing before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on “Oversight of HHS and DHS Efforts to Protect Unaccompanied Alien Children from Human Trafficking and Abuse.” An unaccompanied alien child (UAC) is defined…
