Southwest border : actions needed to improve DHS processing of families and coordination between DHS and HHS : report to Congressional requesters.
2020
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Title
Southwest border : actions needed to improve DHS processing of families and coordination between DHS and HHS : report to Congressional requesters.
Imprint
Washington, D.C. : United States Government Accountability Office, 2020.
Distributed
[Getzville, New York] : William S. Hein & Company, [2020]
Description
1 online resource (v, 109 pages) : illustrations, map.
Series
Highlights of GAO.
Immigration law & policy in the U.S.
Immigration law & policy in the U.S.
Formatted Contents Note
Background
Number of CBP apprehensions of family unit members was greater in the first two quarters of Fiscal Year 2019 than in all of fiscal year 2018
CBP developed some policies and procedures for processing family units but does not have sufficient controls to ensure effective implementation
ICE developed procedures for processing family units, but does not systematically track ICE's family unit separations in its data system
DHS and HHS have interagency agreements with roles and responsibilities regarding UAG, but long-standing information sharing gaps remain
Conclusions
Recommendations for executive action
Agency comments
Appendices.
Number of CBP apprehensions of family unit members was greater in the first two quarters of Fiscal Year 2019 than in all of fiscal year 2018
CBP developed some policies and procedures for processing family units but does not have sufficient controls to ensure effective implementation
ICE developed procedures for processing family units, but does not systematically track ICE's family unit separations in its data system
DHS and HHS have interagency agreements with roles and responsibilities regarding UAG, but long-standing information sharing gaps remain
Conclusions
Recommendations for executive action
Agency comments
Appendices.
Summary
In fiscal year 2019, CBP reported apprehending more than 527,000 noncitizen family unit members at or between U.S. ports of entry along the southwest border--a 227 percent increase over fiscal year 2018. In April 2018, the U.S. Attorney General issued a memo on criminal prosecutions of immigration offenses, which DHS officials said led to an increase in family separations. This report examines (1) CBP data on apprehended family unit members; the extent to which (2) CBP and (3) ICE developed and implemented policies and procedures for processing family units; and (4) how DHS and HHS share information about UAC. GAO is making eight recommendations to DHS and one to HHS. Among them, CBP should develop and implement additional controls to ensure that Border Patrol agents accurately record family unit separations in data systems. GAO also recommends that ICE systematically track in its data system the family units ICE separates. Further, DHS and HHS should collaborate about information sharing for UAC.
Note
"February 2020"--Cover.
"Highlights of GAO-20-245."
"Highlights of GAO-20-245."
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references.
Source of Description
Description based on PDF title page, viewed April 18, 2020.
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Language
English
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