On March 1, 2003 , the Bush Administration transfo rm ed the various functions of the fo rm er Immigration and Naturalization Service into the Department of Homeland Security to implement the Border and Transportation Security mission of the DHS.  The reorganization is consistent with the President’s long-standing position to separate immigration services from immigration law enforcement. There are three components: the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (BCIS); the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (BICE); and the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection. 

The Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, which takes over nonimmigrant, immigrant and naturalization application processing, has named its new leaders. They are as follows:

Interim BCIS Regional Directors

Eastern Region                 Louis D. Crocetti      

Central Region                  Ken Pasquarell

Western Region                Carolyn Muzika

Interim BCIS Directors

Eastern Region Locations:

Atlanta                              Rosemary Melville

Baltimore                           Richard Caterisano

Boston                              Dennis Riordan

Buffalo                              Frances Holmes

Cleveland                           Mark Hansen

Detroit                              Carol Jenifer

Miami                                Jack Bulger

New Orleans                       Jack Bennett

New York City                     Mary Ann Gantner

Newark                             Andrea Quarantillo

Philadelphia                        Angela Klapakis

Portland , Maine                   Rodolfo Lara

San Juan , Puerto Rico          Robert Bowles

Washington District             Phyllis Howard

Central Region Locations:

Chicago                             Donald Monica

Dallas                                Angela Barrows

Denver                              Michael Comfort

El Paso                              Raymond Adams

Harlingen                            Michael Trominski

Helena                               James Cole

Houston                             Hipolito Acosta

Kansas City                        Michelle Perry

Omaha                              Gerald Heinauer

San Antonio                       Sharon Hudson

St. Paul                             Curtis Aljets

Western Region Locations:

Anchorage                         Bernadette Doody

Honolulu                            David Gulick

Los Angeles                       Jane Arellano

Phoenix                             Stephen Fickett

Portland , Oregon                 Jerry Garcia

San Diego                          Debbie Rogers

San Francisco                     David Still

Seattle                              Robert Okin

The Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, under the lea dership of Michael Garcia, has approximately 14,000 employees and will have the responsi b ility for enforcing customs and immigration laws in the United States and protecting federal b uildings against terrorist and other threats.  The employees comprises of the Customs Service and INS Special Agents, INS Detention and Deportation Officers, INS’ Immigration Litigation Section, and Federal Protective Service (FPS) employees.  Customs air and marine interdiction functions, as well as the Intelligence components of Customs and INS, and FPS will also b e part of BICE.  The Bureau will have three Regional Directors with interim directors already named.  The Eastern Region has 14 regional city offices under Director Paula Corrigan.  Under the direction of Ro b ert A. Wallis, the Central Region will have 11 regional city offices.  Western Region Director Anthony Esposito will administrate 8 offices.  The BICE will have Special Agents located in 20 cities across the United States .

The BICE leadership is as follows:

Interim BICE Regional Directors

Eastern Region, Paula Corrigan
Central Region, Robert A. Wallis
Western Region, Anthony Esposito

Interim BICE Directors

Eastern Region Locations:

Atlanta, William Fred Alexander
Baltimore, Calvin McCormick
Boston, Steve Farquharson
Buffalo, Mike McLaughlin
Cleveland, Linda Rabbett
Detroit, Phillip Wrona
Miami, James Goldman
New Orleans, James "Mike" Johnston
New York City, Edward McElroy
Newark, Demetrios Georgakopoulos
Philadelphia, Bill Riley
Portland, Maine, Maria Hurley
San Juan, Puerto Rico, Myrna Pere
Washington District, Warren Lewis

Central Region Locations:

Chicago, Cynthia O'Connell
Dallas, Anne Estrada
Denver, Scott Weber
El Paso, Troy Henley
Harlingen, Phillip Tutak
Helena, Tom Homan  (detail from Dallas)
Houston, Mike McMahon
Kansas City, Robert Smith
Omaha, Alonzo Martinez, Jr.
San Antonio, Frank Chavarria
St. Paul, Mark Cangemi

Western Region Locations:

Anchorage, Robert Eddy
Honolulu, Don Radcliffe
Los Angeles, Ron Smith (detail from Portland)
Phoenix, Pat Schmidt
Portland, Oregon, Phil Crawford
San Diego, Wayne Wills (detail from Honolulu)
San Francisco, Mark Riordan
Seattle, Aaron Wilson

Commissioner Ro b ert C. Bonner will led the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection which have twin goals of creating a single face of government at the b order to m ak e America safer and improving the cross- b order process.  The BCBP will enforce customs and immigration laws at and b etween the 307 ports of entry.  Approximately, 30,000 inspectors from the Customs Service, INS and the Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) b ureau Agriculture will now work together under the new b ureau.  The fo rm er INS’ Border Pat rol will join BCBP to protect the country b etween the ports of entry.  The 20 interim directors of the Customs Management Centers and the 307 ports of entry interim directors have b een named and that info rm ation is availa b le b y contacting the local pu b lic affairs officers for the city or town of interest.

The BCBP leadership is as follows:

Interim Directors of Field Operations

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection

Atlanta, Georgia, Robert Gomez
Baltimore, Maryland, Steven Knox
Boston, Massachusetts, Phillip Spayd
Buffalo, New York, Michael D'Ambrosio
Chicago, Illinois, Anne Lombardi
Detroit, Michigan, Kevin Weeks
El Paso, Texas, Luis Garcia
Houston, Texas, Robert Trotter
Laredo, Texas, Gurdit Dhillon
Los Angeles, California, John Heinrich
Miami, Florida, Thomas Winkowski
New Orleans, Louisiana, James Hynes
New York, New York, Susan Mitchell
Portland, Oregon, James Tong
San Diego, California, Adele Fasano
San Francisco, California, Thomas O'Brien
San Juan, Puerto Rico, Marcelino Borges
Seattle, Washington, Thomas Hardy
Tampa, Florida, Denise Crawford
Tucson, Arizona, Donna De La Torre

Directors of all of the ports of entry have also been named