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Department of Homeland Security
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Funding: CBP Must Improve Processes for Addressing Critical Repairs at CBP-owned Land Ports of Entry
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) spent $60 million of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) procurement, construction, and improvements (PC&I) funding on six contracts in fiscal years 2022 and 2023 to modernize and improve CBPowned land ports of entry (LPOEs). In FY 2022, CBP spent $16 million of IIJA PC&I funding for two contracts for maintenance and repairs at CBP-owned LPOEs. In FY 2023, CBP spent $44.5 million of IIJA PC&I funding for contracts to modernize six CBPowned LPOEs. In FY 2024, CBP plans to use IIJA PC&I funding for contracts to include work to address outstanding priority repairs at CBP-owned LPOEs.
The National Park Service Should Ensure the Land and Water Conservation Fund State Side Program Complies with the Justice40 Initiative and Identify Data Necessary for the Program to Successfully Implement the U.S. Department of the Interior’s “Equity Acti
Financial Audit of Cleaner Air and Better Health Activity in India Managed by Council on Energy, Environment and Water, Cooperative Agreement 72038621CA00010, April 1, 2022, to March 31, 2023
U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) International Airport office in , and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) office did not have an effective process for detaining and removing inadmissible travelers. Between fiscal years 2021 and 2023, CBP We conducted this evaluation to assess whether CBP and ICE have an effective process for detaining and removing inadmissible travelers arriving at . What We Recommend We made three recommendations to ensure CBP and ICE effectively detain and remove inadmissible travelers and issue NTAs to inadmissible travelers who do not return for removal flights. For Further Information: Contact our Office of Public Affairs at (202) 981-6000, or email us at: DHS-OIG.OfficePublicAffairs@oig.dhs.gov. released at least 383 inadmissible travelers from custody; 168 (44 percent) of these travelers did not return for their removal flights. ICE leadership stated they deny CBP overnight detention requests for inadmissible travelers before removal flights because of staffing and bed space limitations. In addition, CBP does not have enough overtime funds to pay officers to detain inadmissible travelers at the airport after operating hours. Further, CBP described difficulties transferring inadmissible travelers to another airport because they must receive permission from the airline and the other airport’s CBP office and overcome other logistical issues.
