Immigration benefits : actions needed to address vulnerabilities in process for granting permanent residency : report to the Chairman, Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives.
Since September 11, 2001, a concern has been that terrorists or their supporters would seek to immigrate to the United States (I.e., seek lawful permanent residency (LPR)). The Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) conducts background checks and the...
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| Format: | Government Document eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[Washington, D.C.] :
U.S. Govt. Accountability Office,
[2008]
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| Online Access: | https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS112035 |
| Summary: | Since September 11, 2001, a concern has been that terrorists or their supporters would seek to immigrate to the United States (I.e., seek lawful permanent residency (LPR)). The Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) conducts background checks and the FBI conducts name checks for those applying for LPR. GAO was asked to review USCIS's processes for screening individuals applying for LPR. GAO assessed: (1) what available data show about the extent to which national security concerns were discovered during USCIS background checks for LPR applications, (2) what issues USCIS has encountered in its background check processes and what actions have been taken to resolve those issues, and (3) the extent to which USCIS has addressed fraud vulnerabilities in its adjudication procedures for LPR. To conduct this work, GAO analyzed USCIS background check and adjudication procedures, USCIS data on adjudications, and its assessments of fraud in applications for LPR, and interviewed USCIS and FBI officials. GAO recommends that the Director of USCIS (1) establish timetables for addressing findings from its four benefit fraud assessments, and (2) establish requirements in LPR adjudications procedures on what evidence petitioner should be verified. |
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| Item Description: | Title from PDF title screen (viewed on Jan. 6, 2009). "GAO contact, Richard M. Stana"--P. 39. "December 2008." "GAO-09-55." Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | ii, 39 pages : digital, PDF file. |
| Format: | System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Mode of access: Internet from GAO web site. Address as of 2/26/09: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d0955.pdf ; current access available via PURL. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |