Number: RS21698
Title: Homeland Security: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Border Surveillance
Authors: Christopher Bolkcom, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division; Blas Nunez-Neto, Domestic and Social Policy Division 
Abstract: Congress has expressed a great deal of interest in using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to surveil the United States' international land border. This report examines the strengths and limitations of deploying UAVs along the borders and related issues for Congress.
Pages: 6
Date: Updated May 13, 2008