Information from the U.S. or other governments
Finds that operational challenges within the Office of Refugee Resettlement “hindered case management” at an emergency site at Fort Bliss, Texas in 2021, “which may have adversely affected unaccompanied children’s safety and well-being.” (Original link)
Published by the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts on September 20, 2022.
Lawsuit filed on behalf of migrants whom Florida’s state government arranged to put on a plane to Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts in September 2022. (Original link)
Published by the DHS Office of Inspector-General on September 19, 2022.
“We found that Border Patrol did not issue A-numbers for 107 of 384 migrants, most of whom were paroled into the country or issued Notices to Report.” (Original link)
Published by the DHS Office of Inspector-General on September 13, 2022.
Based on unannounced inspections of four Border Patrol holding facilities, the Inspector-General looks at reasons why the agency is inconsistent in how it handles migrants after processing. (Original link)
Published by the DHS Office of Inspector-General on September 9, 2022.
Finds that IT and record-keeping problems have led DHS to lose track of migrants and prolong family separations. (Link at oig.dhs.gov)
Published by the DHS Office of Immigration Statistics on September 1, 2022.
Breaks down data on migrant encounters at the U.S.-Mexico border in the previous fiscal year. (Link at dhs.gov)
Published by the DHS Office of Immigration Statistics on August 31, 2022.
Processing and outcomes of asylum requests under a Biden administration rule first implemented in 2022. (Link at dhs.gov)
Published by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on August 10, 2022.
A new filing from the plaintiffs in a lawsuit seeking to end the Title 42 pandemic expulsions policy.
Published by the Senate Appropriations Committee on July 28, 2022.
The Senate Appropriations Committee’s narrative report to accompany its bill funding the Department of Homeland Security’s 2023 budget. (Link at appropriations.senate.gov)
Published by the DHS Office of Immigration Statistics on July 27, 2022.
Presents statistical information about the asylum-seeking migrants placed in the Biden administration’s revived “Remain in Mexico” program between December 2021 and June 2022. Presents data separately in an Excel (.xlsx) file. (Link at dhs.gov)
Published by CBP Office of Professional Responsibility on July 8, 2022.
CBP investigators’ report into the September 2021 incident in Del Rio, Texas, in which mounted Border Patrol agents charged at and otherwise mistreated mostly Haitian migrants who had arrived in large numbers. (Link at cbp.gov)
Published by the DHS Office of Immigration Statistics on July 1, 2022.
Presents statistical information about the asylum-seeking migrants placed in the Biden administration’s revived “Remain in Mexico” program between December 2021 and May 2022. (Link at dhs.gov)
Published by the House of Representatives on July 1, 2022.
The House Appropriations Committee’s narrative report to accompany its bill funding the Department of Homeland Security’s 2023 budget. (Link at congress.gov)
Published by the U.S. Supreme Court on June 30, 2022.
The Supreme Court’s decision upholding the Biden administration’s ability to terminate the “Remain in Mexico” program while lower-court challenges continue. (Link at supremecourt.gov)
Published by CBP on June 29, 2022.
Lays out the agency’s plans to “Continually learn, evolve, and mature to ensure excellence in protecting the homeland with professionalism while maintaining public trust.” (Link at cbp.gov)
Published by the U.S. Department of Justice on June 15, 2022.
A monthly update provided to the U.S. District Court judge who ordered a restart of the Remain in Mexico program; includes statistics about migration at the border in May. (Link at documentcloud.org)
Published by the White House on June 10, 2022.
A summary of the declaration signed at the June 2022 Summit of the Americas, including some of the commitments that countries around the region made to address migration. (Link at whitehouse.gov)
Published by the U.S. Supreme Court on June 8, 2022.
In a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 8 that a U.S. citizen could not sue a Border Patrol agent who assaulted him. (Link at supremecourt.gov)
Published by the ACLU of New Mexico on June 7, 2022.
The first-ever public copy of an incident report from one of Border Patrol’s controversial Critical Incident Teams, regarding a fatal August 2021 vehicle pursuit near El Paso. (Link at documentcloud.org)
Published by the U.S. Government Accountability Office on June 6, 2022.
An oversight report finds that Border Patrol’s data on checkpoint drug seizures is reliable, but that the agency keeps poor records on “other checkpoint activity data, including on apprehensions of smuggled people and canine assists with drug seizures.” (Link at gao.gov)
Publicado por la Comisión Nacional de Derechos Humanos, 3 de junio de 2022.
The Mexican government’s human rights ombusdman reports on the human rights aspects of attempts to form migrant caravans in 2021. (Link at cndh.org.mx)
Updating and clarifying the 1997 Flores judicial settlement agreement specifying conditions of children held in CBP custody.
Published by U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana, on May 20, 2022.
The 47-page ruling by District Court Judge Robert Summerhays prohibiting the Biden administration from terminating the Title 42 pandemic expulsion authority. (Link at courtlistener.com)
Published by the U.S. Department of Justice on May 16, 2022.
A monthly update provided to the U.S. District Court judge who ordered a restart of the Remain in Mexico program; includes statistics about migration at the border in April. (Link at documentcloud.org)
Published by the DHS Office of Immigration Statistics on May 16, 2022.
Presents statistical information about the asylum-seeking migrants placed in the Biden administration’s revived “Remain in Mexico” program between December 2021 and April 2022. Presents data separately in an Excel (.xlsx) file. (Link at dhs.gov)
