Department of Homeland Security

The objective was to determine the extent to which the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) mitigates safety risks by testing migrants for COVID-19 before transport on domestic commercial flights and whether a process is in place for escorting noncitizen unaccompanied children (UCs) during...

Several challenges limited our ability to fulfill by audit the mandate in Section 1216 of the DRRA. For instance, FEMA’s data system does not capture Individuals and Households Program (IHP) assistance data in a manner that allows us to accurately calculate a percentage of distributions made in...

Our objective was to evaluate how DHS determined employee status for placement into vaccine distribution priority groups; determine how DHS, in conjunction with VHA, planned to triage and distribute available vaccine inventory and vaccinate frontline, mission-critical DHS staff; and evaluate how DHS...

The objective was to conduct an unannounced inspection of Torrance County Detention Center to monitor compliance with select ICE detention standards. We also conducted a limited review of the facility’s COVID-19 pandemic preparedness measures.

Our objective was to determine whether DHS followed its standard process when it drafted, edited, and disseminated an I&A intelligence product.

The objective was to conduct an unannounced inspection of South Texas ICE Processing Center to monitor compliance with select ICE detention standards.

We are issuing this management alert to advise the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that its Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Funeral Assistance Program operating procedures contradict FEMA’s previous interpretation of long-standing regulations for ineligible funeral expenses...

Our objective was to determine whether U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) complied with the National Standards on Transport, Escort, Detention, and Search (TEDS).

ICE did not adequately justify the need for the sole source contract to house migrant families and spent approximately $17 million for hotel space and services at six hotels that went largely unused between April and June 2021.

Our objective was to determine the extent to which FEMA coordinated shelter and supplies to unaccompanied minors along the southwest border. We determined FEMA accomplished its operational goals to help U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) provide shelter and supplies to unaccompanied...