146 Government Reports

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Border Patrol: Actions Needed to Improve Checkpoint Oversight and Data

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)

Tags: Border Patrol, Checkpoints, Drug Seizures, Organizational Culture, Oversight