This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to set up at least two coordination centers along the U.S.-Mexico border. These centers would serve as central hubs where different agencies—federal, state, local, and tribal—can work together and share information. The main jobs of these centers would be to coordinate border security operations and help detect criminal activity, including human trafficking, drug smuggling by organized crime groups, and illegal border crossings. Essentially, instead of different agencies working separately, this bill creates physical locations where they can collaborate and communicate more effectively to address border security challenges.

Advanced Border Coordination Act of 2025

Cortez Masto, Catherine

Advanced Border Coordination Act of 2025This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to establish at least two Joint Operations Centers along the U.S.-Mexico border. The centers shall provide centralized operations hubs for (1) coordinating operations between federal, state, local, and tribal agencies as needed; and (2) coordinating and supporting border operations, including detecting criminal activity, such as activity related to transnational criminal organizations and illegal border crossings.