Statement by Press Secretary Sara Kuban on Secretary Napolitano’s Trip to the Northern Border and Canada

The following press release was published by the US Department of Homeland Security on May 20, 2009. It is reproduced in full below.

For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 “U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will travel to Detroit and Ottawa on May 26-27 to tour Northern border operations and meet with Canadian Minister of Public Safety Peter Van Loan; Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Jason Kenney; and other Canadian officials about shared border concerns, business interests and the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative—which will go into effect June 1. Secretary Napolitano will also meet with state and local law enforcement officials to discuss challenges at the Northern border. Details of her trip will be released once they are finalized.”

Source: US Department of Homeland Security