Summary

GAO reviewed the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of State's new rule on documents required for travelers departing from or arriving in the United States from within the Western Hemisphere. GAO found that (1) the final rule requires citizens of the U.S., Canada, Bermuda, and Mexico to present certain documents when entering the United States from within the Western Hemisphere at sea and land ports-of-entry; and (2) the Departments of Homeland Security and State complied with the applicable requirement in promulgating the rule.