Use of Interpol Data at US Borders

Presented to CICTE

OAS09 June 2008

San Salvador, El Salvador

 

 

US National Central Bureau• Central point of contact for Interpol (& Europol) business in the U.S.

• Component of the US DOJ

• Co-managed by US DHS

• 27 Participating US police agencies

• 64 State Liaison Offices

USNCB Information Sharing Principles

• Leverage existing resources

• Leverage existing partnerships

• Ease and availability of use

• Standard protocols and procedures

• USNCB as focal coordinating point for 18,000+ US Law Enforcement Agencies

 

 

Placement of Interpol ‘Lookouts’ in national Placement of Interpol ‘Lookouts’ in national

systemssystems

Expansion of I247 network outside USNCBExpansion of I247 network outside USNCB

Use of NLETS to deliver Interpol database Use of NLETS to deliver Interpol database

access to 18,000 LEAsaccess to 18,000 LEAs

Biometric data matching exercisesBiometric data matching exercises

Technical Interfaces & integrated queries for Technical Interfaces & integrated queries for

border points (e.g., APIS and SLTD reporting)border points (e.g., APIS and SLTD reporting)

How does USNCB Share Information?

Protect more than—Protect more than—• 5,000 miles of border with Canada5,000 miles of border with Canada• 1,900 miles of border with Mexico1,900 miles of border with Mexico• 95,000 miles of shoreline95,000 miles of shoreline

A Day at the US Border….

•327,042 Vehicles•31,691 Truck, Rail and

Sea Containers•2,790 Aircraft•297 Vessels

•326 Ports of Entry•20 Sectors •142 Border Patrol Stations•33 permanent checkpoints•Over 1.16 Million Passengers

3,014 Border Patrol Arrests3,014 Border Patrol Arrests

7,671 Inadmissible 7,671 Inadmissible Agricultural ItemsAgricultural Items

A Day at the US Border…. (cont.)

574 refusals of Non-Citizens at POEs 63 Refusals of Criminal Aliens 71 Fraudulent Document Intercepts

1,768 lbs of narcotics Seized at Ports of entry$424,658 in Counterfeit Goods $127,123 in Cargo Merchandise seized $88,063 in Currency seized

Advance Passenger Information System (APIS)

The electronic data interchange system approved by US Customs & Border Protection (CBP) for air and sea carrier transmissions (to CBP) of electronic passenger, crew member, and non-crew member manifest data.

Pre-departure manifest data

APIS/INTERPOL SLTD Interface APIS/INTERPOL SLTD Interface

Routine checks of in-bound international passengers against Interpol lost/stolen passport data

Piloted at JFK in October 2007

All U.S. airports online on June 1, 2008

Ave. 90,000 searches & 12 hits per day

- Rapid and secure communications between IP - Rapid and secure communications between IP Washington and IP Ottawa facilitated the quick Washington and IP Ottawa facilitated the quick detection of a second fraudulent travelerdetection of a second fraudulent traveler

- Authorities identified a pattern of Sri Lankan - Authorities identified a pattern of Sri Lankan nationals attempting to enter Canada on stolen nationals attempting to enter Canada on stolen passports passports

JFK Airport – January 2008 JFK Airport – January 2008

- A Sri Lankan national attempted to enter United States on stolen fraudulent Canadian passports

March APIS/SLTD Successes

• Nigerian attempts to enter the US using a fraudulent stolen Nigerian attempts to enter the US using a fraudulent stolen Canadian passport. He was identified as having a previous Canadian passport. He was identified as having a previous criminal history and deportation in the U.S.criminal history and deportation in the U.S.

• A woman traveling from Trinidad and Tobacco attempts to A woman traveling from Trinidad and Tobacco attempts to enter the U.S. using a stolen/lost Canadian passport. She is enter the U.S. using a stolen/lost Canadian passport. She is referred to secondary inspection where it is determined she referred to secondary inspection where it is determined she is a citizen of Guyana.is a citizen of Guyana.

April APIS/SLTD Successes

• A woman attempts to enter the U.S. at JFK airport A woman attempts to enter the U.S. at JFK airport using a stolen/lost Colombian passport and U.S. using a stolen/lost Colombian passport and U.S. visa. After secondary inspection she admits to visa. After secondary inspection she admits to being a national of Ecuador.being a national of Ecuador.

• A traveler attempts to enter the U.S. at LAX A traveler attempts to enter the U.S. at LAX airport using a stolen/lost Canadian passport. He is airport using a stolen/lost Canadian passport. He is referred to secondary inspection where he admits referred to secondary inspection where he admits to being a national of Sri Lankato being a national of Sri Lanka.

May APIS/SLTD Successes

• Two women enter the U.S. territory of Guam Two women enter the U.S. territory of Guam using Italian passports. They travel onto Hawaii using Italian passports. They travel onto Hawaii where the are stopped and removed from the where the are stopped and removed from the aircraft. They are determined to be Iranian aircraft. They are determined to be Iranian citizens. citizens.

• A couple arrive at LAX and present German A couple arrive at LAX and present German passports to enter the U.S. They are sent to passports to enter the U.S. They are sent to secondary inspection where it is determined they secondary inspection where it is determined they are Iranian nationals.are Iranian nationals.

Barbados - June 2007 Barbados - June 2007

An SLTD Database query returned a An SLTD Database query returned a positive hit on the document. positive hit on the document. Authorities also dAuthorities also discoverediscovered a falsified a falsified Dominican passport.Dominican passport.

Subject attempted to enter Barbados with a U.S. passport reported lost by a U.S. army official in 2006

Subject admitted to paying $10,000 for 2 Dominican passports, 1 U.S. passport, and a credit card. Subject is wanted in the U.S. on drug charges

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