CBP Archives - Government Accountability Project

NBC News: Two top Border Patrol officials who partied with Mexican tequila mogul are now under investigation

NBC News: Two top Border Patrol officials who partied with Mexican tequila mogul are now under investigation This article features Government Accountability Project whistleblower client disclosure and was originally published here. Two top Border Patrol officials are under investigation after they partied with and were hosted by a wealthy Mexican tequila maker who hoped to make a Border Patrol-branded [...]

Sydney.Johnson2024-05-10T09:18:55-04:00May 10th, 2024|CBP, Corruption, Immigration, In The News|

Government Executive: Group says CBP official drank while carrying firearm, retaliated against whistleblower

Government Executive: Group says CBP official drank while carrying firearm, retaliated against whistleblower This article features Government Accountability Project whistleblower client disclosure and was originally published here. Representatives from a whistleblower nonprofit alleged in a letter Wednesday that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s acting chief medical officer, on more than one occasion, drank [...]

Sydney.Johnson2024-05-02T09:51:59-04:00May 2nd, 2024|CBP, Government Contractors, ICE Detention, Immigration, In The News|

Whistleblowers Disclose Misconduct by Acting CBP Chief Medical Officer

May 1, 2024 Whistleblowers Disclose Misconduct by Acting CBP Chief Medical Officer WASHINGTON – Government Accountability Project today submitted a protected whistleblower disclosure to Congress, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Office of Special Counsel on behalf of multiple employees of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The whistleblowers disclosed that CBP's [...]

Sydney.Johnson2024-05-01T16:37:54-04:00May 1st, 2024|CBP, Federal Whistleblowers, Government Contractors, ICE Detention, Immigration, Press release|

Statement Urging Congressional Oversight of CBP Medical Budget

April 30, 2024 Statement Urging Congressional Oversight of CBP Medical Budget WASHINGTON -- Today, Acting Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Troy Miller testified at a hearing of the House Committee on Appropriations for the President’s fiscal year 2025 budget request for CBP, requesting nearly $20 billion for the agency. At the [...]

Sydney.Johnson2024-04-30T17:42:03-04:00April 30th, 2024|CBP, ICE Detention, Immigration, Press release|