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Border Patrol: actions needed to improve checkpoint oversight and data : report to congressional requesters.
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- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- United States. Government Accountability Office, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- U.S. Border Patrol--Management--Evaluation.
- U.S. Border Patrol.
- Immigration enforcement--United States.
- Immigration enforcement.
- Border patrols--United States--Evaluation.
- Border patrols.
- Border security--Mexican-American Border Region.
- Border security.
- Border security--Canadian-American Border Region.
- Management--Evaluation.
- North America--Canadian-American Border Region.
- North America--Mexican-American Border Region.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (iii, 89 pages) : color illustrations, color maps
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : United States Government Accountability Office, 2022.
- Summary:
- Border Patrol has primary responsibility for securing the border between U.S. ports of entry. As part of its border enforcement strategy, Border Patrol operates immigration checkpoints where Border Patrol agents screen vehicles to identify people of foreign nationality who are potentially removable and they may enforce U.S. criminal law, such as seizing illegal drugs and interdicting human smugglers. This report examines: (1) available data about Border Patrol checkpoint activity, (2) the extent Border Patrol collects reliable data about checkpoint activity, and (3) how Border Patrol oversees checkpoint operations, among other objectives. GAO is making seven recommendations, including that Border Patrol take several actions to strengthen checkpoint oversight and data.
- Contents:
- Background.
- Data show that half of immigration checkpoint enforcement events were drug seizures.
- Border Patrol continues to have checkpoint issues.
- Headquarters has provided minimal oversight of checkpoint operations.
- Border Patrol provides training and guidance for checkpoint activities.
- DHS offers various methods to file complaints about checkpoint activities.
- Conclusions.
- Recommendations.
- Agency comments and our evaluation.
- Appendices.
- Notes:
- "June 2022."
- "GAO-22-104568."
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on online resource, PDF version; title from cover (GAO, viewed on Aug. 24, 2022).
- OCLC:
- 1326283641
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