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Immigration Enforcement: Arrests, Removals, and Detentions Varied Over Time and ICE Should Strengthen Data Reporting
GAO-24-106233
Jul 23, 2024
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2 Open Recommendations
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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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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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DHS Hiring: Additional Actions Needed to Enhance Vetting Processes Across the Department
GAO-24-106153
Jun 11, 2024
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4 Open Recommendations
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Department of Homeland Security The DHS Chief Human Capital Officer should clearly disclose data limitations and associated assumptions it made when compiling time-to-hire data from components when reporting to OPM. (Recommendation 1)
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Department of Homeland Security The DHS Chief Security Officer should ensure that the IT vetting system that is under development includes enhanced capabilities, such as being able to track information for DHS priority positions and distinguish between different types of reciprocity. (Recommendation 2)
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Department of Homeland Security The DHS Under Secretary for Management should ensure that component personnel tasked with implementing hiring and vetting are included in working groups and other applicable forums regarding human capital and personnel security so that practices that support faster entry on duty determinations can be regularly shared. (Recommendation 3)
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Department of Homeland Security The DHS Under Secretary for Management should develop a candidate experience framework for personnel vetting that implements the DHS-wide customer experience strategy and is aligned with Trusted Workforce 2.0 objectives and other federal guidance. (Recommendation 4)
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Southwest Border: Additional Guidance and Monitoring Needed to Improve CBP's Handling of Personal Property
GAO-24-106540
May 23, 2024
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United States Customs and Border Protection The Chief of Border Patrol should issue clarifying guidance for the handling of personal property that defines key terms and concepts, including addressing the amount of property that sectors and facilities should collect and store, the types of property that may or may not be discarded, and steps for transferring and returning property. (Recommendation 1)
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United States Customs and Border Protection The Chief of Border Patrol should develop a mechanism to monitor how sectors and facilities implement guidance for the handling of personal property. (Recommendation 2)
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United States Customs and Border Protection The Commissioner of CBP should ensure that upon release from CBP custody, individuals are provided written instructions explaining how to retrieve any lost or left behind personal property, including information specific to the facilities in which they were held. (Recommendation 3)
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Southwest Border: CBP Could Take Additional Steps to Strengthen Its Response to Incidents Involving Its Personnel
GAO-24-106148
May 13, 2024
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4 Open Recommendations
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U.S. Border Patrol The Chief of Border Patrol should develop and implement guidance that standardizes sector approaches to responding to noncritical incidents and documenting these response activities. (Recommendation 1)
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U.S. Border Patrol The Chief of Border Patrol should regularly monitor sector noncritical incident response activities to ensure they adhere to the guidance. (Recommendation 2)
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United States Customs and Border Protection The Commissioner of CBP should ensure that OPR develops guidance for investigators on identifying potential impairments to their investigative independence and when and how to take action regarding any such impairments. (Recommendation 3)
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United States Customs and Border Protection The Commissioner of CBP should ensure that OPR trains investigators on how to apply the guidance on the independence standard, once developed, to their investigative work. (Recommendation 4)
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