There are plans for a new division of the federal agency that oversees the country's immigration system that will monitor caseworkers to ensure they are complying with policies for foreign individuals seeking residency or citizenship in the U.S., The Washington Post reported Friday.
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is an agency of just over 16,000 employees that is part of the Department of Homeland Security. It is tasked with handling the administrative functions of the applications of foreign citizens coming to the U.S. to live, work, visit, seek asylum or who are applying as a refugee.
The Post spoke with anonymous staffers and obtained documents related to the proposed new division, saying the agency had quietly been reassigning employees to staff it. But, USCIS spokesman said the agency "had no formal announcement at this time," adding, "Such considerations are pre-decisional until they are formally announced."
The new division will have three offices, according to documents the Post obtained. The Organization of Professional Responsibility will handle enhanced oversight of employees who handle cases for immigrants to "manage the agency's program that investigates cases involving fraud, waste, abuse or misconduct by USCIS employees."
There will also be a Counterintelligence Division to ensure foreign governments and criminals are unable to penetrate the agency. A third office will be an Inspections Division to "conduct independent reviews of specific aspects of agency compliance," according to documents.
The documents also indicated the new internal division will be led by Sarah Kendall, who is a top USCIS official working in the area of fraud detection and national security. The documents also stated the new office "will allow USCIS to more efficiently and effectively focus on integrity management."
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