Department of Homeland Security

This report offers DHS OIG’s initial observations on the PACR and HARP programs based on our March 2020 visit to the El Paso, Texas area and analysis of data and information provided by CBP and USCIS headquarters. We determined that CBP rapidly implemented the pilot programs and expanded them...

The DHS Privacy Office established a comprehensive framework to administer its privacy program. However, it does not yet have effective oversight to ensure consistent execution of its privacy program across DHS components. Specifically, the DHS Privacy Office has not established controls to ensure...

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE’s) Worksite Enforcement (WSE) program’s compliance, civil enforcement, and outreach activities are not as effective as they could be to support ICE’s immigration enforcement strategy. ICE officials did not consistently enforce ICE guidance, take timely...

DHS OIG issued a series of three reports between August 2014 and October 2016 examining DHS’ pandemic activities, including 28 recommendations to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of DHS planning and response activities. We conducted this verification review to determine the adequacy and...

While U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) actions to implement prior OIG outage-related recommendations could not have prevented the onset of the nation-wide outage on August 16, 2019, the steps taken did help minimize the length and severity of disruptions to passenger screening. By...

Although the Imperial Regional Detention Facility (IRDF) generally complied with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention standards regarding classification of detainees according to risk, it did not meet the standards for segregation, facility condition, medical grievances, and...

The 36th Semiannual Report to Congress (SAR), summarizing the work and accomplishments of the Office of the Inspector General(OIG) for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), for the period April 1, 2020 to September 30, 2020. This SAR highlights OIG's oversight of DHS in the areas of...

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) did not properly plan, implement, and manage the Quiet Skies program to meet the program’s mission of mitigating the threat to commercial aviation posed by higher risk passengers. Specifically, TSA did not develop performance goals and measures to...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency approved New York State’s Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES-NY) application for approximately $40.8 million to provide Disaster Case Management Program (DCMP) services to disaster survivors for household recovery efforts. FEMA did not...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), United States Secret Service, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) have not fully complied with DHS’ guidelines for implementing the Lautenberg Amendment. To illustrate, CBP and Secret Service did not...