United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2008-02-06 monographic deposited born digital 51 p. GA 1.13:GAO-08-282 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-282 P0b002ee18039e15a f:d08282 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-282 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-282 GAO-08-282 Aliens Claims Claims processing Data collection Employee training Illegal aliens Immigration Internal controls Policy evaluation Program evaluation Visas Policies and procedures Other Written Product A80533 The Immigration and Nationality Act requires that most visitors and immigrants to the United States obtain a visa. Aliens unable to obtain a visa, and with a compelling humanitarian need, may apply to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to be granted humanitarian parole. This permits an alien to enter the United States on a temporary basis. Parole responsibility rests with DHS's Humanitarian Assistance Branch (HAB), which was transferred to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in August 2007. In response to congressional requesters, GAO examined (1) the characteristics of those who applied for humanitarian parole since October 1, 2001, and (2) internal controls HAB designed to adjudicate applications along with the extent to which HAB adhered to them. To conduct this work, GAO analyzed HAB documents and data, such as its protocols and database of all parole applications since October 1, 2001; interviewed HAB officials about adjudication processes; and interviewed attorneys who had helped individuals file for parole https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-282/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-282.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-282/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-282.pdf GAO-08-282 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-282 Other Written Product GAO-08-282; Immigration Benefits: Internal Controls for Adjudicating Humanitarian Parole Cases Are Generally Effective, but Some Can Be Strengthened; Aliens Claims Claims processing Data collection Employee training Illegal aliens Immigration Internal controls Policy evaluation Program evaluation Visas Policies and procedures Volume 112 Page 2681-538 112 Stat. 2681-538 Public Law 105-277