CEO Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Multiple Federal Agencies
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What to Report to the OIG Hotline
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) Hotline is a resource for Federal employees and the public to report allegations of employee corruption, civil rights and civil liberties abuses, program fraud and financial crimes, and miscellaneous criminal and non-criminal activity associated with waste, abuse or fraud affecting the programs and operations of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
An individual may also report to the DHS OIG Hotline any information that an employee, former employee, applicant, or contractor reasonably believes is evidence of any of the following:
Violation of any law, rule or regulation;
Gross mismanagement;
Gross waste of funds;
Abuse of authority; or
Substantial and specific danger to public health or safety.
DHS employees and contractors may also contact the DHS OIG Hotline if an adverse personnel action has been taken, or threatened against them, in retaliation or reprisal for a protected disclosure that was made prior to the adverse personnel action.
What Not to Report to the OIG Hotline
The following matters are not generally investigated by DHS OIG:
911 emergencies
EEO complaints
Classified information
To report undocumented immigrants, employers who hire undocumented immigrants or immigration irregularities or violations (not involving DHS employees) please call the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at 1-866-DHS-2-ICE to report suspicious activity. For more information click here: http://www.ICE.gov
For questions and information regarding the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), please call the CBP INFO Center. The Center is open Monday-Friday between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. EDT. You can ask your question via email or by calling 1-877-CBP-5511.If you are outside the U.S. you must call 202-325-8000 or click here for additional information: http://www.cbp.gov
To determine the status of immigration matters or seek assistance in the immigration process, please contact the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) at the National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283.For more information, click here: https://www.uscis.gov
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DHS Has Not Effectively Implemented the Prompt Asylum Pilot Programs
2021
OIG-21-16
Review
Department of Homeland Security OIG
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...
DHS Privacy Office Needs to Improve Oversight of Department-wide Activities, Programs, and Initiatives
2021
OIG-21-06
Audit
Department of Homeland Security OIG
Department of Homeland Security
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...
Second New York Man Sentenced For Aggravated Identity Theft and Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date
Former Customs and Border Protection Officer Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Bribery
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date
DOJ and Florida company settle allegations it imported roofing materials without required country of origin markings
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
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ICE Guidance Needs Improvement to Deter Illegal Employment
2021
OIG-21-15
Audit
Department of Homeland Security OIG
Department of Homeland Security
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...
Ineffective Implementation of Corrective Actions Diminishes DHS' Oversight of Its Pandemic Planning
2021
OIG-21-14
Review
Department of Homeland Security OIG
Department of Homeland Security
Pandemic
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...
CBP's Configuration Management Practices Did Not Effectively Prevent System Outage
2021
OIG-21-13
Audit
Department of Homeland Security OIG
Department of Homeland Security
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...
ICE Needs to Address Prolonged Administrative Segregation and Other Violations at the Imperial Regional Detention Facility
2020
OIG-21-12
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Homeland Security OIG
Department of Homeland Security
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...