SCOOP: DHS officials lacked the tech to track all families that were separated at the border, and so a govt watchdog can’t confirm if there were more than reported, and if they have been reunified, according to an unpublished report we obtained.
buzzfeednews.com/article/hameda…
buzzfeednews.com/article/hameda…
The poor reporting mechanisms were known to US Customs and Border Protection officials for months but went unaddressed during the zero tolerance plan that broke up hundreds of families, the report adds.
It includes this scathing review of the policy:
It includes this scathing review of the policy:
The IG found children w/ potential family relationships in its review of the data that were not accurately recorded by CBP.
"...without a reliable account of all family relationships, we cannot confirm that DHS has identified all family separations..."
"...without a reliable account of all family relationships, we cannot confirm that DHS has identified all family separations..."
The DHS inspector general report, first revealed by BuzzFeed News yesterday, is now up —> oig.dhs.gov/sites/default/…
