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 2008-08-08 monographic deposited born digital 39 p. GA 1.13:GAO-08-862 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-862 P0b002ee18038a613 f:d08862 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-862 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-862 GAO-08-862 Aliens Beneficiaries Brokerage industry Data collection Domestic violence Federal regulations Government information dissemination Immigrants Immigration Information disclosure Information management Interagency relations Investigations by federal agencies Law enforcement Regulatory agencies Reporting requirements Requirements definition Risk assessment Risk management Sex crimes Visas Other Written Product A83428 The International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2005 (IMBRA) was enacted to address issues of domestic violence and abuse against noncitizens (beneficiaries) married or engaged to U.S. citizens (petitioners) who have petitioned for them to immigrate to the U.S., including those who met through an international marriage broker (IMB). IMBRA mandated that GAO study the act's impact on the visa process for noncitizen spouses and fiance(e)s. This report addresses the extent to which the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), a component of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS); the Department of State (DOS); and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have implemented IMBRA, and the extent to which USCIS and DOS have collected and maintained data for this GAO report as required by IMBRA. To address these objectives, GAO reviewed the act and related legislation, analyzed IMBRA implementation guidance and available data on applications filed, and interviewed officials at USCIS, DOS, and DOJ. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-862/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-862.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-862/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-862.pdf GAO-08-862 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-862 Other Written Product GAO-08-862; International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2005: Agencies Have Implemented Some, but Not All of the Act's Requirements; Aliens Beneficiaries Brokerage industry Data collection Domestic violence Federal regulations Government information dissemination Immigrants Immigration Information disclosure Information management Interagency relations Investigations by federal agencies Law enforcement Regulatory agencies Reporting requirements Requirements definition Risk assessment Risk management Sex crimes Visas Volume 119 Page 2960 119 Stat. 2960 Volume 120 Page 587 120 Stat. 587 Public Law 109-162 Public Law 109-248