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Watchdog investigating DHS for alleged misconduct by immigration officials at airports
Source: The Guardian
Watchdog investigating DHS for alleged misconduct by immigration officials at airports
The Office of Inspector General confirmed to Congress that it is
reviewing the botched implementation of Trump’s executive order
that imposed a travel ban
Ed Pilkington in New York
Wednesday 22 March 2017 22.37 GMT
The official watchdog of the Department of Homeland Security is investigating alleged misconduct by immigration officials at US airports as a result of Donald Trump’s stalled travel ban on people from majority-Muslim countries.
The Office of Inspector General (OIG), the body vested with investigating alleged abuses within the DHS, has confirmed to Congress that it is carrying out an internal review of the botched implementation of Trump’s executive order that imposed a travel ban on the predominantly Muslim populations of several nations. The ban was introduced twice, and on both occasions halted at the order of federal judges.
In a letter to Yvette Clarke, a member of Congress from New York, the DHS inspector general, John Roth, confirmed that the OIG had initiated an investigation into the implementation of Trump’s travel ban and any abuses that might have occurred by Customs and Border Protection officials. “In addition to reviewing its implementation, we will review DHS’s adherence to court orders and allegations of individual misconduct on the part of DHS personnel, including CBP agents,” he said.
The first executive order released by Trump in late January under the title Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States provoked widespread chaos and confusion at many US airports such as New York’s JFK and LAX in Los Angeles. It barred entry for people from seven largely Muslim countries, later reduced to six with the second revised iteration of the ban.
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The Office of Inspector General confirmed to Congress that it is
reviewing the botched implementation of Trump’s executive order
that imposed a travel ban
Ed Pilkington in New York
Wednesday 22 March 2017 22.37 GMT
The official watchdog of the Department of Homeland Security is investigating alleged misconduct by immigration officials at US airports as a result of Donald Trump’s stalled travel ban on people from majority-Muslim countries.
The Office of Inspector General (OIG), the body vested with investigating alleged abuses within the DHS, has confirmed to Congress that it is carrying out an internal review of the botched implementation of Trump’s executive order that imposed a travel ban on the predominantly Muslim populations of several nations. The ban was introduced twice, and on both occasions halted at the order of federal judges.
In a letter to Yvette Clarke, a member of Congress from New York, the DHS inspector general, John Roth, confirmed that the OIG had initiated an investigation into the implementation of Trump’s travel ban and any abuses that might have occurred by Customs and Border Protection officials. “In addition to reviewing its implementation, we will review DHS’s adherence to court orders and allegations of individual misconduct on the part of DHS personnel, including CBP agents,” he said.
The first executive order released by Trump in late January under the title Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States provoked widespread chaos and confusion at many US airports such as New York’s JFK and LAX in Los Angeles. It barred entry for people from seven largely Muslim countries, later reduced to six with the second revised iteration of the ban.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/mar/22/us-immigration-investigation-misconduct-airports-travel-ban
