Ongoing Projects

Determine whether ICE detention facilities are complying with select standards outlined in ICE's Detention Standards.

Determine whether ICE detention facilities are complying with select standards outlined in ICE's Detention Standards.

Assess whether U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have an effective process for issuing, acting upon, or lifting detainers placed on noncitizens for immigration enforcement-related Federal criminal proceedings in Del Rio, Texas.

Determine the extent DHS conducts familial DNA testing to verify biological parent-child relationship.

To determine the extent to which U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigation's (HSI) technologies, intelligence, and information sharing counter fentanyl entering the United States.

Determine whether DHS' process for referring immigration cases for dismissal and subsequent actions taken ensure the proper administration and enforcement of immigration laws.

Assess whether the Department of Homeland Security has processes, procedures, and resources to monitor the end of immigration parole to ensure parolees are lawfully present in the United States and determine what enforcement consequences exist for parolees who stay in the United States after parole expiration or revocation.

Determine whether ICE detention facilities are complying with select standards outlined in ICE's Performance-Based National Detention Standards.

To determine to what extent ICE enforces visa overstays.

To determine whether ICE manages the Student and Exchange Visitor Program in accordance with Federal law and agency guidance.

- Evaluate compliance with existing requirements for reporting, timely intake medical assessments, and access to offsite obstetric-gynecological care, for pregnant detainees at IHSC-run facilities.

- Document IHSC's Medical Quality Management Unit internal reviews, root cause findings, and corrective action plans for medical incidents for pregnant detainees.

- Determine medical staffing levels at IHSC headquarters and IHSC-run detention facilities.  

Conduct unannounced spot inspections of ICE detention facilities to monitor compliance with health, safety, and civil rights standards outlined in ICE’s Performance-Based National Detention Standards.

Determine to what extent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement acquired and managed detention space contracts and agreements in accordance with federal and Department requirements.

Determine to what extent Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Electronic Health Record system addresses capability needs for transfer and access of medical records.