This report assesses the performance of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) over the course of the agency’s first six years. It examines the effectiveness of the three core immigration agencies within DHS???U.S Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services???as well as the overall immigration policy direction and coordination of DHS. In doing so, the report highlights the distinct challenges that each agency faces in meeting its specific missions, roles, and responsibilities; and ultimately DHS’s overarching mission of meeting the heightened security imperatives of the post-9/11 era with an efficient, fair, and humane immigration enforcement plan that both prevents illegal immigration and facilitates legal immigration and integration. (Description from Source)
