DHS and Immigration: Taking Stock and Correcting Course
Nearly six years after the federal immigration bureaucracy was dismantled and rebuilt to meet the heightened security imperatives of the post-9/11 era, the arrival of new executive branch leadership offers the singular opportunity to take stock and provide a clear-eyed assessment of the performance of the three immigration agencies within the Department of Homeland Security.
In this report, MPI offers policy recommendations for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, as well as overall DHS immigration policy direction and coordination, that could be accomplished by the new administration without need for legislation.
Meissner, D. and Kerwin, D. (2009). DHS and Immigration: Taking Stock and Correcting Course. Washington, D.C.: Migration Policy Institute.