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Tag Archives: immigration
Asylum Seekers
Each year, tens of thousands of foreign nationals in the United States apply for asylum, which provides refuge for those unable or unwilling to return to their home country for various reasons. For example, they may have faced past persecution … Continue reading
Detecting Fraud in the Immigrant Investor Visa Program (podcast)
Foreign nationals who make substantial investments in projects that create or sustain U.S. jobs can get a conditional green card and a path to citizenship under the Immigrant Investor Program. Yet the program’s reliance on voluminous paper applications leaves it … Continue reading
Immigration Detention Facilities
Immigration detention facilities are now the nation’s largest civil detention system. While people are held in these facilities, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is responsible for ensuring their safe, secure, and humane confinement. Today’s WatchBlog looks at the costs of … Continue reading
Asylum Seekers (podcast)
Tens of thousands of people apply for asylum in the United States each year. Asylum officers review these applications for evidence that the people have legitimate fears of persecution. Listen to Rebecca Gambler, a director in our Homeland Security and … Continue reading
From Ellis Island to ELIS
Every year, millions of people apply to study, work, visit, or live in the United States. And for years, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services have worked to transform the outdated system used to track and manage these applications. Today’s … Continue reading
GAO’s Homeland Security and Justice Team
GAO’s workforce is organized largely by subject area, with most employees working in 1 of 14 mission teams, many of which we have highlighted on the WatchBlog. Today we’ll be putting the spotlight on the Homeland Security & Justice (HSJ) … Continue reading
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October 3, 2014
Tagged ATF, border, border security, Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives, Bureau of Prisons, campaigns, CBP, critical infrastructure, Customs and Border Patrol, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, DHS, DOJ, elections, emergency preparedness, emergency response, FEMA, homeland security, HSJ, immigration, judiciary, Justice, law enforcement, mission team, Secure Flight, Transportation Security Administration, TSA
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