Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) did not effectively manage International Mail Facility (IMF) operations. Specifically, CBP did not ensure prompt resolution of serious issues, including critical maintenance and life safety deficiencies, at six IMFs. Additionally, CBP paid for unusable space...

The United States Coast Guard (Coast Guard) has a process to enroll vessels in the Streamlined Inspection Program (SIP) in accordance with the Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R). However, the Coast Guard cannot demonstrate that the oversight functions it uses ensure SIP-enrolled vessels remain in...

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) did not implement effective technical controls to protect the sensitive information processed by the selected High Value Asset (HVA) system. In our review and testing of this HVA, we identified security deficiencies in 8 of 10 security and privacy...

Components within the Department of Homeland Security protect High Value Asset (HVA) systems with security and privacy controls designed to keep sensitive information safe. We determined that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) implemented most security and privacy controls tested for the...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) did not always implement effective internal controls to provide oversight of COVID-19 Funeral Assistance. FEMA’s funeral assistance program greatly expanded the universe of reimbursable expenses for deaths related to COVID-19, even beyond those...

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has limited ability to identify and combat commodities imported as part of trade-based money laundering (TBML) schemes. Specifically, ICE does not have automated technology to identify import commodities at high risk for TBML schemes. Instead, it...

In our review of the Department of Homeland Security’s preparations to receive and expedite requests from Afghan evacuees for long-term legal status, we found that members of the Operation Allies Welcome (OAW) population had filed only limited numbers of applications for asylum as of May 31, 2022...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) does not consistently conduct outbound inspections of personal vehicles and pedestrians at land border crossings on the Southwest and northern borders to prevent the illegal exportation of currency, firearms, explosives...

During our unannounced inspection of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Stewart Detention Center (Stewart) in Lumpkin, Georgia, we found that Stewart complied with standards for the voluntary work program, law libraries and legal materials, and facility conditions.