Millions of travelers are still being admitted to the United States without passports or other secure IDs, a new government audit shows. A report in Tuesday's Houston Chronicle notes that U.S. Customs and Border Protection was supposed to start enforcing stringent ID requirements at the nation's land borders more than 18 months ago.
An Office of Inspector General report released Monday found that CBP remains unprepared to fully implement the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, which officially took effect in June 2009 and requires all travelers, including U.S. citizens, to carry passports or one of a handful of other forms of secure ID.
In the first eight months after the requirements took effect, 2.3 million travelers failed to provide proper paperwork at U.S. land ports of entry, the newspaper said.
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An Office of Inspector General report released Monday found that CBP remains unprepared to fully implement the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, which officially took effect in June 2009 and requires all travelers, including U.S. citizens, to carry passports or one of a handful of other forms of secure ID.
In the first eight months after the requirements took effect, 2.3 million travelers failed to provide proper paperwork at U.S. land ports of entry, the newspaper said.
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and ICE isn't enforcing the immigration laws...what's new? This is the administrations and current majority's policy.
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