Read the post On Human Trafficking Awareness Day, We Look at Government Efforts to Combat Trafficking and What More Needs To Be Done January 11, 2023 Tens of millions of people are victims of human trafficking each year, according to one...
Read the post Border Patrol Lacks Important Information about Immigration Checkpoints Within the United States June 29, 2022 Each year, more than 50 million vehicles pass through U.S. Border Patrol’s interior immigration...
Read the post COVID-19 Created New Challenges for Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Agencies July 01, 2021 Immigration enforcement is the primary responsibility of 2 agencies within the Department of...
Read the post Federal Efforts to Prevent Imports Produced Using Forced Labor From Entering the U.S. June 16, 2021 Recent media reports have highlighted the alleged use of forced labor in consumer goods—items...
Read the post Love is in the Air: A GAO Mixtape, Part 2 February 14, 2019 Today, we celebrate our love for you – and our work. Maybe you noticed this with our first Valentine...
Read the post A Multi-Front Effort on Substance Abuse May 17, 2018 As drug overdose deaths have grown to unprecedented levels in America, federal efforts have...
Read the post Illicit Synthetic Opioids (Podcast and Infographic) April 19, 2018 Federal agencies collaborate with each other and with some foreign governments, such as China...
Read the post Are Your Online Purchases Legit? March 09, 2018 More counterfeit goods, drugs, and other illegal or prohibited items may be entering the United...
Read the post Collecting Revenue on U.S. E-Cigarette Imports December 14, 2017 Over the last decade, the use of traditional cigarettes in the United States has declined, while the...
Read the post Medical Care for Immigration Detainees (podcast) March 02, 2016 On any given day, more than 30,000 people are held in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
Read the post Caring for Unaccompanied Children at the Border December 01, 2015 Each year, tens of thousands of unaccompanied children under 18 are apprehended by the Department of...
Read the post Informing on Law Enforcement Agencies and Their Confidential Informants September 22, 2015 Confidential informants, people who provide useful information on criminal activities, can be a...