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Immigration Enforcement: Arrests, Removals, and Detentions Varied Over Time and ICE Should Strengthen Data Reporting

GAO-24-106233
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2 Open Recommendations
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United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement The Director of ICE should fully explain the methodology used to calculate and report annual detention statistics included in its public reporting. (Recommendation 2)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement The Director of ICE should report data on the total number of detentions of individuals in ICE immigration detention facilities as part of its public reporting on annual detention statistics. (Recommendation 1)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

Financial Management: Additional Steps Needed to Improve ICE's Budget Projections and Execution

GAO-24-106550
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6 Open Recommendations
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United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement The Director of ICE should ensure that OBPP verifies that ICE program offices follow ICE's policy to have spend plans in place at the beginning of the fiscal year. (Recommendation 3)
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DHS concurred with this recommendation and stated that ICE will develop a process to ensure ICE program offices have spend plans in place at the beginning of each fiscal year. When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement The Director of ICE should implement changes to the PER briefing documents to include ICE's initial budget projections in addition to updated projections. (Recommendation 8)
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DHS concurred with this recommendation and stated that ICE is working with Congress to change how it presents information in its briefing documents. When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement The Director of ICE should clarify ICE's policies and guidance on spend plan updates to specify under what conditions program office spend plans should be updated. (Recommendation 4)
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DHS concurred with this recommendation and stated that ICE is updating its guidance to clarify when program offices should update their spend plans. When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement The Director of ICE should develop and document a plan to address OBPP's staffing challenges and obtain ICE leadership's endorsement of the plan. The plan could include the following elements: (1) strategies for acquiring and retaining staff, (2) OBPP's goals for improving its staffing, and (3) a description of how OBPP will track progress toward those goals. (Recommendation 9)
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DHS concurred with this recommendation and stated that ICE is working to address staffing challenges in the Office of Budget and Program Performance. For example, DHS said that ICE is working to identify the root causes of attrition and identify strategies to address staffing challenges. When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement The Director of ICE should ensure that ICE's Program Analysis and Evaluation division periodically assesses ICE's budget models. (Recommendation 1)
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DHS concurred with this recommendation and stated that ICE will standardize and document its process for reviewing its budget models. When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement The Director of ICE should implement changes to the PER briefing documents to include information that communicates to Congress potential reprogramming and transfers as the need for them becomes apparent to ICE. (Recommendation 7)
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DHS concurred with this recommendation and stated that ICE is working with Congress to change how it presents information in its briefing documents. When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

Financial Management: Additional Steps Needed to Improve ICE's Budget Projections and Execution

GAO-24-106550
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2 Open Recommendations
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United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement The Director of ICE should ensure that OBBP verifies that the ICE-wide and program office spend plans are updated to be consistent with each other. (Recommendation 6)
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DHS concurred with this recommendation and stated that ICE will update its guidance to document the criteria for updating and approving spend plans. When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement The Director of ICE should ensure that OBPP verifies that ICE program offices follow ICE's policy on updating spend plans. (Recommendation 5)
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DHS concurred with this recommendation and stated that ICE will document responsibilities and timelines for reviewing and approving spend plans. When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
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