Border Security
Teens Sent to Federal Prison for Attempting to Smuggle AK-47-Style Rifles into Mexico
During a search at secondary inspection, Customs and Border Protection officers located four AK-47-style rifles taped to their bodies.
DHS
Draft RFP Released for ICE Requirement for Professional Analytical Support Services at PERC
The PERC’s mission is accomplished through the review of Immigration Alien Responses (IARs), which are generated automatically through the interoperability process.
Human Trafficking
HSI, Partners Launch First U.S.-Based International Surge to ID Child Victims of Online Sexual Abuse
More than 100 leads containing probable identities and locations of children were identified through sophisticated investigative techniques targeting violators who operate via the internet.
ICE
HSI Repatriates High-Profile Dinosaur Fossils to Mongolia
The first of these cases began in May 2012 when HSI New York initiated a cultural property investigation after receiving information alleging the illicit sale of protected fossils by a U.S.-based auction house.
Customs & Immigration
ICE Issues Interim Final Rule to Modernize Immigration Bonds
This IFR permits ICE to conduct an entirely electronic transaction with obligors posting bonds online when enrolling in ICE’s electronic bond systems.
Government Reports and Summaries
Inspectors noted that the center “inappropriately and repeatedly disciplined detainees who should have been placed in administrative segregation”.
Customs & Immigration
ICE Releases Standards for Temporary/Short-Term Housing
These standards were developed in coordination with the DHS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and the DHS Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman.
Government Reports and Summaries
OIG Finds Weaknesses in ICE’s IT and Network Access Controls
The watchdog says the deficiencies expose ICE's network and IT systems to risks of compromise by potential attackers.
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