[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 107 (Monday, June 23, 2025)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E601]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  RECOGNIZING ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT 
                    FIELD OFFICE DIRECTOR PETER BERG

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                             HON. TOM EMMER

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 23, 2025

  Mr. EMMER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize an outstanding 
Minnesotan, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Enforcement and 
Removal Operations Field Office Director, Peter Berg. Peter is retiring 
later this month after nearly 30 years in federal law enforcement.
  After graduating from the University of Illinois, Director Berg began 
his career in 1996 as an Immigration Inspector with the former U.S. 
Immigration and Naturalization Service at Chicago's O'Hare 
International Airport.
  Peter's long career in federal law enforcement has taken him across 
the country, where he faced some of the world's most dangerous, and 
hardened criminals. As the Acting Deputy Executive Associate Director, 
he was appointed the Deputy Senior Coordinating Official for the 
Department of Homeland Security Southwest Border Coordination Center, 
where he served as the liaison between numerous federal agencies, 
managing the complex challenges of our Southwest Border.
  As the current Field Office Director for the St. Paul Area of 
Responsibility, Director Berg manages all ICE officers assigned to 
Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Iowa, and Nebraska. This area spans 
over 350,000 square miles, includes nearly 12.5 million people, and 
includes one field office, nine sub-offices, and 2 resident officer 
locations.
  I recently met with Director Berg and his team at their St. Paul 
field office to learn about their efforts to keep our communities safe 
and to discuss how we can continue to support them at the federal 
level. After meeting with them, I can tell you firsthand just how 
important their work is to keeping Minnesotans safe. In the past few 
months, Director Berg's officers have removed dozens of dangerous 
criminal illegal aliens from Minnesota, including known terrorists, 
gang members, child predators, and murderers. After nearly 30 years in 
federal law enforcement, Director Berg has had an incredible impact on 
his Area of Responsibility. While we will certainly miss his leadership 
across the Midwest, we are eternally grateful for his dedication to our 
communities, states, and Nation.
  I thank Director Berg. We wish him all the best in his well-deserved 
retirement.

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