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Improvements Continue at Detention Centers

The latest in a series of spot inspections by the Office of Inspector General (OIG), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), found overall improvement, several recurring problems and declining populations at detention facilities for unaccompanied alien children (UAC) operated by Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

OIG investigators paid five unannounced visits to three facilities in Texas and New Mexico between August 21 and September 26.

"Since we initiated our site visits in July 2014, CBP has improved its capacity to provide care to UAC if apprehension levels again increase," Inspector General John Roth wrote in a memo to DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson. "Specifically, CBP improved its capacity to provide medical screening, facility cleaning, food service, and case processing for large groups of UAC."

Roth added that more work was still needed to be done by CBP in training personnel, processing UACs and screening the detainees for communicable diseases. read more

Memo: Oversight of Unaccompanied Alien Children

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