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Date Issued
Submitting OIG
Department of Homeland Security OIG
Other Participating OIGs
Department of Homeland Security OIG
Agencies Reviewed/Investigated
Department of Homeland Security
Components
United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
Report Number
OIG-23-28
Report Description

The objective for this unannounced inspection was to determine whether U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) complied with National Standards on Transport, Escort, Detention, and Search (TEDS) and other relevant policies and procedures related to conditions of detention at nine CBP short-term migrant holding facilities in the Rio Grande Valley area of Texas. Our inspections and subsequent analysis showed Border Patrol held 1,736 detainees in custody in five facilities longer than the TEDS standard, which generally limits detention in these facilities to 72 hours. Increased migrant encounters was a contributing factor to time in custody, and exacerbated Border Patrol staffing challenges in the Rio Grande Valley.

Report Type
Inspection / Evaluation
Agency Wide
Yes
Number of Recommendations
3
Questioned Costs
$0
Funds for Better Use
$0

Open Recommendations

This report has 1 open recommendations.
Recommendation Number Significant Recommendation Recommended Questioned Costs Recommended Funds for Better Use Additional Details
3 No $0 $0

We recommend the Executive Assistant Commissioner, Operations Support, U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Ensure that current guidance and operational procedures for managing detainees with confirmed or suspected contagious diseases are communicated to agents across the Border Patrol.

Department of Homeland Security OIG

United States