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The U.S. asylum system : trends in claims, fraud risks and prevention controls /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Nova Science Publishers, Inc. : Novinka,
[2016]
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| Colección: | Immigration in the 21st century: political, social and economic issues.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- THE U.S. ASYLUM SYSTEM: TRENDS IN CLAIMS, FRAUD RISKS AND PREVENTION CONTROLS; THE U.S. ASYLUM SYSTEM: TRENDS IN CLAIMS, FRAUD RISKS AND PREVENTION CONTROLS; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: ASYLUM: ADDITIONAL ACTIONS NEEDED TO ASSESS AND ADDRESS FRAUD RISKS; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS; WHAT GAO FOUND; ABBREVIATIONS; BACKGROUND; Asylum Eligibility Requirements; Overview of the Affirmative and Defensive Asylum Application Processes; Eligibility for Federal Benefits; Fraud and Asylum; GAO's Fraud Framework
- THE NUMBER OF ASYLUM APPLICATIONS FILED PER FISCAL YEAR HAS INCREASED EVERY YEAR FROM 2010 TO 2014The Number of Asylum Applications Filed in Fiscal Year 2014 Is More Than Double the Total Filed in Fiscal Year 2010; Asylum Applicant Characteristics Vary By Country of Nationality and Location; Country of Nationality; Location Filed; USCIS Has a Backlog of More than 100,000 Principal Affirmative Asylum Applications, Most of Which Have Exceeded Required Time Frames for Adjudication; DHS AND DOJ HAVE LIMITED CAPABILITIES TO DETECT AND PREVENT ASYLUM FRAUD
- DHS and DOJ Have Established Dedicated Antifraud EntitiesUSCIS Has Not Assessed Fraud Risks across Affirmative Asylum Claims; EOIR Has Not Assessed Fraud Risks across Asylum Applications in the Immigration Courts; USCIS Does Not Have Complete or Readily Available Data on FDNS's Efforts to Combat Asylum Fraud; USCIS Has Limited Capability to Detect Fraud in Affirmative Asylum Applications; USCIS's Capability to Identify Patterns of Fraud across Asylum Applications is Limited; FDNS Prescreens Asylum Applications in Some, but Not All, Asylum Offices
- FDNS Has Not Established Clear Responsibilities for Fraud Detection in Asylum OfficesUSCIS Provides Limited Fraud Training for Asylum Officers and Does Not Have a Mechanism for Conducting Ongoing Training Needs Assessments; USCIS Provides Limited Fraud Training for Asylum Officers; USCIS Does Not Have a Mechanism for Regularly Assessing Asylum Officer Training Needs; USCIS Does Not Have Readily Available Data on Asylum Officer Attrition; USCIS Could Enhance Its Quality Assurance Processes by Examining for Indicators of Fraud
- DHS AND DOJ HAVE IMPLEMENTED MECHANISMS TO ADDRESS IDENTIFIED FRAUD, BUT USE OF THESE MECHANISMS HAS BEEN LIMITEDDHS and DOJ Rarely Pursue Criminal Penalties or Discipline Attorneys for Fraud; Criminal Penalties; Attorney Discipline and Disbarment; Circuit Court Rulings and Agency Priorities Play a Role in Recent Decreases in Asylum Terminations due to Fraud; USCIS Has Not Tracked Asylum Cases Pending Termination due to Fraud and Has Limited Goals for Terminations; CONCLUSION; RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION; AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION