U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Actions Needed to Ensure Complete Reports to Congress on Unidentified Remains and Rescue Beacons
What GAO Found Border Patrol—a component of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)— established a program in 2017 to help rescue individuals in distress and reduce deaths along the border. The program includes various efforts such as placing rescue beacons and 911 placards in remote areas. Border Patrol Sectors Operating Programs to Reduce Deaths and Rescue Individuals Attempting to Illegally Enter the U.S., as of April 2026 CBP used data in its fiscal year 2025 report to Congress that Border Patrol recorded using practices and systems that have not changed since our April 2025 report on these activities. However, CBP’s fiscal year 2025 report did not include all required information abou.
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Customs and Border Protection: Actions Needed to Ensure Complete Reports to Congress on Unidentified Remains and Rescue Beacons.
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What GAO Found Border Patrol—a component of U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)— established a program in 2017 to help rescue individuals in distress and reduce deaths along the border.
The program includes various efforts such as placing rescue beacons and 911 placards in remote areas.
Border Patrol Sectors Operating Programs to Reduce Deaths and Rescue Individuals Attempting to Illegally Enter the U.S., as of April 2026 CBP used data in its fiscal year 2025 report to Congress that Border Patrol recorded using practices and systems that have not changed since our April 2025 report on these activities.
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