ICE and CBP Should Improve Visa Security Program Screening and Vetting Operations

Submitting OIG:

Report Description:

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) are the primary collaborators on the Visa Security Program (VSP), with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) having a limited role.

Date Issued:

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Agency Reviewed / Investigated:

Department of Homeland Security

Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:

OIG-22-70

Component, if applicable:

United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

Location(s):

Agency-Wide

Type of Report:

Audit

Questioned Costs:

Funds for Better Use:

Number of Recommendations:

View Document:

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OIG-22-70-Sep22.pdf	2.62 MB

Recommendation Number	Recommendation Status	Significant Recommendation
1	Open	No
We recommend ICE’s Acting Executive Associate Director of Homeland Security Investigations and CBP’s Executive Assistant Commissioner of the Office of Field Operations ensure analysts are following the requirements in the Visa Security Program’s standard operating procedures and other guidance as they vet visas and document their activities.
2	Open	No
We recommend ICE’s Acting Executive Associate Director of Homeland Security Investigations correct the character limit and data transfer issues in the Visa Security Program Tracking System.
3	Open	No
We recommend CBP’s Executive Assistant Commissioner of the Office of Field Operations develop and implement a plan to track, if possible — or estimate, if tracking is not possible — the costs of National Targeting Center activities associated with the Visa Security Program and report those costs to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Recommendation Number

Recommendation Status

Significant Recommendation

Additional Details

Open

We recommend ICE’s Acting Executive Associate Director of Homeland Security Investigations and CBP’s Executive Assistant Commissioner of the Office of Field Operations ensure analysts are following the requirements in the Visa Security Program’s standard operating procedures and other guidance as they vet visas and document their activities.

Open

We recommend ICE’s Acting Executive Associate Director of Homeland Security Investigations correct the character limit and data transfer issues in the Visa Security Program Tracking System.

Open

We recommend CBP’s Executive Assistant Commissioner of the Office of Field Operations develop and implement a plan to track, if possible — or estimate, if tracking is not possible — the costs of National Targeting Center activities associated with the Visa Security Program and report those costs to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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