Information from the U.S. or other governments
Published by the U.S. Government Accountability Office on April 20, 2022.
The congressional oversight agency finds that Border Patrol has failed to collect, record, or report to Congress data about migrant deaths at the border. (Link at gao.gov)
Published by the White House on April 19, 2022.
Reviews the Biden administration’s efforts so far to mobilize investment, create economic opportunity, combat corruption, and other priorities in Central America. (Link at whitehouse.gov)
Published by the DHS Office of Immigration Statistics on April 18, 2022.
Presents statistical information about the asylum-seeking migrants placed in the Biden administration’s revived “Remain in Mexico” program between December 2021 and March 2022. Presents data separately in an Excel (.xlsx) file. (Link at dhs.gov)
Published by the U.S. Department of Justice on April 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 March. (Link at courtlistener.com)
Published by the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector-General on April 14, 2022.
Unannounced September 2021 visits to three facilities in Yuma found Border Patrol generally meeting national standards on transport, escort, detention, and search for all populations except single adult men, who were held in crowded conditions and high temperatures. (Link at oig.dhs.gov)
Published by CBP on April 14, 2022.
Finds that CBP took 3,995 formal disciplinary actions against members of its 64,000-person workforce in fiscal year 2021, up from 2,021 actions in 2020. (link at cbp.gov)
Published by the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector-General on March 31, 2022.
Finds that the Federal Emergency Management Agency fulfilled its duties when assisting CBP and the Office of Refugee Resettlement during a 2021 increase in unaccompanied child migration. (Link at oig.dhs.gov)
An overview of DHS planning for a likely increase in migration at the U.S.-Mexico border after the lifting of the Title 42 pandemic order. (Link at int.nyt.com)
A congressionally required report with data about family separations that continue to occur when migrants are in DHS custody. (Link at dhs.gov)
Published by the DHS Office of Immigration Statistics on March 18, 2022.
Presents statistical information about the asylum-seeking migrants placed in the Biden administration’s revived “Remain in Mexico” program between December 2021 and February 2022. Presents data separately in an Excel (.xlsx) file. (Link at dhs.gov)
A report produced at the initiative of DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas finds few examples of domestic violent extremism among the Department’s workforce, but warns that necessary safeguards are not in place. (Link at dhs.gov)
Published by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on March 11, 2022.
The agency’s annual report recounting activities and statistics for 2021. (Link at ice.gov)
Published by the DHS Office of Immigration Statistics on February 15, 2022.
Presents statistical information about the asylum-seeking migrants placed in the Biden administration’s revived “Remain in Mexico” program in December 2021 and January 2022. (Link at dhs.gov)
Published by the U.S. Department of Justice on February 15, 2022.
A statistical annex to a monthly update provided to the U.S. District Court judge who ordered a restart of the Remain in Mexico program. (link at drive.google.com)
Published by the DHS Office of Inspector-General on February 7, 2022.
A report on August 2021 inspections of CBP and Border Patrol facilities in the San Diego sector. (Link at oig.dhs.gov)
Published by the Arizona Office of the Attorney General on February 7, 2022.
Arizona’s Republican attorney general requests a legal opinion on whether the state has been “invaded” by hostile non-state actors, which in his view would justify the state defending itself with its militia (the Arizona National Guard). (Link at azag.gov)
An article hails a DHS contractor’s development of Automated Ground Surveillance Vehicles, or “robot dogs,” and discusses their possible use at the U.S.-Mexico border. (Link at dhs.gov)
Published by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in January 2022.
A presentation mapping out CBP’s post-Trump administration plans to close border wall gaps and perform environmental remediation in Arizona. (Link at storymaps.arcgis.com)
The Mexican government’s year-end 2021 count of apprehensions, deportations, and other data about migration. This publication is updated monthly; this is the year-end edition. (Link at politicamigratoria.gob.mx)
Published by the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector-General on January 27, 2022.
A report on a July 2021 visit to holding facilities of Border Patrol’s Rio Grande Valley sector in South Texas. (link at oig.dhs.gov)
Published by the DHS Inspector-General on January 25, 2022.
Finds that about 15 percent of CBP’s 2021 budget was spent on activities with a counter-drug purpose. (link at oig.dhs.gov)
Published by Customs and Border Protection on January 20, 2022.
Maps and other information about proposed border wall segments that would be built in south Texas with prior-year Homeland Security appropriations funds, which the Biden administration has asked Congress to rescind. (link at cbp.gov)
Published by the DHS Office of Immigration Statistics on January 15, 2022.
Presents statistical information about the asylum-seeking migrants placed in the Biden administration’s revived “Remain in Mexico” program in December 2021. (link at dhs.gov)
Published by the U.S. Department of Justice on January 14, 2022.
A statistical annex to a monthly update provided to the U.S. District Court judge who ordered a restart of the Remain in Mexico program. (link at courtlistener.com)
