Information from the U.S. or other governments
Published by the U.S. Government Accountability Office on December 3, 2024.
Reviewed how Department of Homeland Security law enforcement agencies use detection and monitoring technologies without warrants. These include drones and pole-mounted cameras used in public
Published by the U.S. Government Accountability Office on December 19, 2024.
Examines policies around migrants’ compliance with requirements to appear in immigration court proceedings. (Link at gao.gov)
Published by Customs and Border Protection on October 24, 2024.
Provides statistics about CBP’s internal investigations of alleged wrongdoing and subsequent disciplinary processes. (Link at cbp.gov)
Published by Customs and Border Protection on September 19, 2024.
The status of border wall-building plans funded with 2020 and 2021 Homeland Security appropriations funds. (Link at dhs.gov)
Published by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on August 26, 2024.
Roving patrol stop and Border Patrol checkpoint statistics. (Link at dhs.gov)
Published by the DHS Inspector-General on August 19, 2024.
Finds that more than 32,000 unaccompanied migrant children failed to appear for their immigration court hearings from 2019 to 2023. (Link at oig.dhs.gov)
Published by the DHS Office of Inspector-General on August 19, 2024.
Finds that “CBP did not initially consider critical factors such as the design of the CBP One Genuine Presence functionality, adequacy of supporting application infrastructure, sufficiency of language translations, and equity of appointment distribution.” (Link at oig.dhs.gov)
Published by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on August 16, 2024.
Outlines specific procedures for the handling, storage, transference, and return of personal property belonging to detainees held in short-term holding facilities. (Link at cbp.gov)
Published by the DHS Office of Inspector-General on August 8, 2024.
Found that Border Patrol held 23-31% of detainees longer than the 72-hour standard due to factors such as limited ICE bedspace and prioritization of family units over single adults. (Link at oig.dhs.gov)
Published by the DHS Office of Inspector General on July 16, 2024.
Finds that Border Patrol was unable to meet standards of care for migrants at some holding and processing facilities during migrant surges. (Link at oig.dhs.gov)
Published by the DHS Office of Inspector-General on June 7, 2024.
Identifies deficiencies in DHS’s technology, procedures, and coordination for effectively screening and vetting asylum seekers and noncitizens. (Link at oig.dhs.gov)
Published by the U.S. Government Accountability Office on May 23, 2024.
Finds that CBP has guidance for handling personal property, but some of it is unclear, resulting in field locations interpreting it differently. (Link at gao.gov)
Published by the U.S. Government Accountability Office on May 13, 2024.
Finds that CBP’s Office of Professional Responsibility has made significant progress implementing new investigative standards, but it could strengthen investigator independence from the agency
Finds that “SB 4 is already causing significant fear and concern among Mexican nationals living in Texas.” (link at courtlistener.com)
Published by the U.S. Government Accountability Office on March 20, 2024.
Finds that by including data limitations in its reports, Border Patrol could provide context for Congress and the public to better understand data on migrant deaths. (Link at gao.gov)
Published by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on March 18, 2024.
Includes Border Patrol’s count of migrant remains recovered, across several characteristics, between 2018 and 2022. (Link at cbp.gov)
Published by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on March 18, 2024.
A report to Congress on CBP’s in-custody deaths, other CBP-involved deaths, and other deaths that congressional staff asked CBP’s Office of Professional Responsibility to review. (Link at cbp.gov)
Published by the DHS Office of Inspector-General on March 15, 2024.
Found that detainees in the Donna and Ursula Centralized Processing Centers were held in custody longer than 72 hours
Published by the Department of Homeland Security on March 11, 2024.
The budget materials that U.S. Customs and Border Protection sends to Congress each year. (Link at dhs.gov)
Published by the U.S. Government Accountability Office on February 22, 2024.
A review of major DHS acquisition programs, including 10 CBP programs supporting border security operations.
Published by the U.S. Government Accountability Office on February 14, 2024.
identifies gaps in DHS’s handling of employee misconduct, particularly in the equitable adjudication between supervisors and non-supervisors. (Link at gao.gov)
Published by the U.S. Government Accountability Office on February 7, 2024.
Finds that DHS lacked criteria for starting and ending its task forces, and hadn’t set measurable performance goals for them. (Link at gao.gov)
Published by the House Committee on Homeland Security on February 3, 2024.
House Homeland Republicans lay out their case for impeaching DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, alleging mismanagement of the border and migration. (Link at house.gov)
Published by the DHS Office of Inspector-General on January 23, 2024.
At ICE’s detention centers, the DHS Inspector-General looked at 6 cases of hysterectomies performed on detained migrant women—and found that 2 were medically unnecessary. (Link at oig.dhs.gov)
Excerpts from interviews with Border Patrol sector chiefs. (Link at oversight.house.gov)
