Border Patrol Headquarters directed agents not to assign A-numbers to migrants in some instances in an effort to clear over-crowded facilities and speed up processing.
, from the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General, found that U.S. Border Patrol within U.S. Customs and Border Protection followed screening procedures to prevent migrants with"serious criminal backgrounds" or individuals on the terrorist watch list from entering the U.S.
However, the OIG report also determined that Border Patrol did not always assign alien registration numbers, or"A-numbers," which are necessary to create files onA-numbers allow immigration officials and law enforcement to track and locate a migrant’s file for a complete history of their immigration encounters. It also contains critical documents such as immigration forms, agent narratives of apprehension, and records checks.
During these periods, Border Patrol headquarters directed agents not to assign A-numbers in an effort to reduce processing times. These decisions were communicated through informal emails or orally during daily musters, the OIG report said. The report further concluded that Border Patrol and United States Citizenship and Immigration Services could not provide 80 migrant files that DHS requested because the files were"either lost, disposed of, or in transit."
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