Homeland Office: Computer Systems and Security Risk

homeland office: The report also disclosed that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have been locked out of computer systems for periods ranging from several minutes to days, according to The Chronicle Herald. Some agents kept their passwords written out on their desks, creating a security risk, the report said. Agents and analysts must use 10 to 40 passwords to access the computer systems and 40 per cent of the cases investigated one year turned out not to be overstays, said the report by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General. One agent said nearly one in five of the visa holders he investigated had already left the country, and pursuing those leads took 225 hours of his time, according to the report. The report addresses an issue that the administration of President Donald Trump will have to solve as he makes immigration enforcement a top priority of his administration. The time being wasted on investigating false leads increased the risk that legitimate overstays were being overlooked, the report said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.