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GAO-24-107051 1 (2024-03-20)

handle is hein.gao/gaoqax0001 and id is 1 raw text is: U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 March 20, 2024 The Honorable Gary C. Peters Chairman The Honorable Rand Paul, M.D. Ranking Member Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs United States Senate The Honorable Mark E. Green, M.D. Chairman The Honorable Bennie G. Thompson Ranking Member Committee on Homeland Security House of Representatives Border Security: Border Patrol's Missing Migrant Program In fiscal year 2023, U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) Border Patrol reported more than 2 million encounters with individuals attempting to enter the U.S.1 Some migrants attempting to enter the U.S. illegally have sought to cross the border in remote areas, where they risk injury and death by trying to cross over mountains, deserts, and rivers. As part of its border security role, Border Patrol responds to reports of migrants attempting to enter the U.S. between ports of entry who may be missing or in distress. In fiscal year 2022, Border Patrol reported a record number of migrant deaths-approximately 900-and the rescue of about 22,000 others.2 Border Patrol established the Missing Migrant Program in 2017 to help rescue migrants in distress and reduce migrant deaths along the southwest border. In April 2022 and November 2022, we reported on Border Patrol's Missing Migrant Program.3 Specifically, we reported that Border Patrol issued nationwide procedures in September 2021 intended to help standardize how agents collect and record data, and coordinate with external 1CBP, within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is the lead federal agency responsible for border security. Within CBP, U.S. Border Patrol is responsible for securing the border between ports of entry to prevent individuals and goods from entering the country illegally. These data include Border Patrol fiscal year 2023 encounters with individuals who were either subject to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Order issued pursuant to Title 42 or were processed pursuant to Title 8 of the U.S. Code. See, e.g., 8 U.S.C. §§ 1225(b), 1229a; 42 U.S.C. § 265; 42 C.F.R. § 71.40. 2Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Rescue Beacons and Unidentified Remains: Fiscal Year 2023 Report to Congress (Washington, D.C.: Aug. 17, 2023). 3GAO, Southwest Border: CBP Should Improve Data Collection, Reporting, and Evaluation for the Missing Migrant Program, GAO-22-105053 (Washington, D.C., Apr. 20, 2022) and Southwest Border: Border Patrol's Missing Migrant Program, GAO-23-106007 (Washington, D.C., Nov. 15, 2022). GAO-24-107051 Missing Migrant Program Page 1

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