Central America, information on migration of unaccompanied children from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras : report to congressional requesters.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

United States--Emigration and immigration.

United States.

Central America--Social conditions.

Central America.

Central America--Economic conditions.

Crime--Central America.

Crime.

Violence--Central America.

Violence.

Human smuggling--Central America--Prevention.

Human smuggling.

Economic history.

Emigration and immigration.

Social conditions.

Genre:

Online resources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ii, 20 pages)

Other Title:

Information on migration of unaccompanied children from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras

GAO-15-362 unaccompanied children from Central America

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : United States Government Accountability Office, 2015.

Summary:

Since 2012, there has been a rapid increase in the number of UAC apprehended at the U.S.-Mexican border. According to DHS's Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the number of UAC from any country apprehended at the U.S.-Mexican border climbed from more than 24,000 in fiscal year 2012 to nearly 39,000 in fiscal year 2013, and to nearly 69,000 in fiscal year 2014. Prior to fiscal year 2012, the majority of UAC apprehended at the border were Mexican nationals. However, more than half of the UAC apprehended at the border in fiscal year 2013, and 75 percent apprehended in fiscal year 2014 were nationals of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, according to DHS/CBP. El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras face various socio-economic challenges, which the United States is seeking to address through assistance efforts. GAO was asked to review issues related to U.S. assistance to Central America addressing the rapid increase in migration of UAC from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras to the United States. This report identifies U.S. mission-level efforts to (1) identify causes of the rapid increase in migration of unaccompanied children and (2) address the causes identified. GAO developed a set of questions to obtain written responses from State, USAID, and DHS officials responsible for programs in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. GAO reviewed, analyzed, and tabulated these agency officials' responses.

Notes:

"February 2015."

"GAO-15-362."

Includes bibliographical references.

Online resource, PDF version; title from cover (GAO web site, viewed March 13, 2017).

OCLC:

904189924