Project on Government Oversight
Project Title
For a project to identify potential reforms to Customs and Border Protection to ensure greater accountability and respect for constitutional rights
Date
Mar. 10, 2022
Duration
14 months
Description
The United States Constitution offers a range of basic protections to all people at points of entry and within the country’s borders. However, as documented by journalists, activists, and immigrants themselves, government agents often subject immigrants to harmful treatment in violation of American laws. Founded in 1981, the Project on Government Oversight (POGO) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to government oversight and accountability. POGO’s initial activities focused on the military industrial complex, and it has since expanded to expose and prevent abuses of power in all three branches of the federal government. With Corporation support, POGO will produce quality research on ways to reform Customs and Border Protection and ensure that it respects the rights and dignity of all persons with whom the agency engages.