Use of Interpol Data at US Borders Presented to CICTE OAS 09 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 systems Placement of Interpol ‘Lookouts’ in national systems Expansion of I247 network outside USNCB Expansion of I247 network outside USNCB Use of NLETS to deliver Interpol database access to 18,000 LEAs Use of NLETS to deliver Interpol database access to 18,000 LEAs Biometric data matching exercises Biometric data matching exercises Technical Interfaces & integrated queries for border points (e.g., APIS and SLTD reporting) Technical Interfaces & integrated queries for border points (e.g., APIS and SLTD reporting) How does USNCB Share Information?

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 Arrests  7,671 Inadmissible Agricultural 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 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 Washington and IP Ottawa facilitated the quick detection of a second fraudulent traveler - Authorities identified a pattern of Sri Lankan nationals attempting to enter Canada on stolen passports JFK Airport – January 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 Canadian passport. He was identified as having a previous criminal history and deportation in the U.S.Nigerian attempts to enter the US using a fraudulent stolen Canadian passport. He was identified as having a previous criminal history and deportation in the U.S. A woman traveling from Trinidad and Tobacco attempts to enter the U.S. using a stolen/lost Canadian passport. She is referred to secondary inspection where it is determined she is a citizen of Guyana.A woman traveling from Trinidad and Tobacco attempts to enter the U.S. using a stolen/lost Canadian passport. She is referred to secondary inspection where it is determined she is a citizen of Guyana.

April APIS/SLTD Successes A woman attempts to enter the U.S. at JFK airport using a stolen/lost Colombian passport and U.S. visa. After secondary inspection she admits to being a national of Ecuador.A woman attempts to enter the U.S. at JFK airport using a stolen/lost Colombian passport and U.S. visa. After secondary inspection she admits to being a national of Ecuador. A traveler attempts to enter the U.S. at LAX airport using a stolen/lost Canadian passport. He is referred to secondary inspection where he admits to being a national of Sri LankaA traveler attempts to enter the U.S. at LAX airport using a stolen/lost Canadian passport. He is referred to secondary inspection where he admits to being a national of Sri Lanka.

May APIS/SLTD Successes Two women enter the U.S. territory of Guam using Italian passports. They travel onto Hawaii where the are stopped and removed from the aircraft. They are determined to be Iranian citizens.Two women enter the U.S. territory of Guam using Italian passports. They travel onto Hawaii where the are stopped and removed from the aircraft. They are determined to be Iranian citizens. A couple arrive at LAX and present German passports to enter the U.S. They are sent to secondary inspection where it is determined they are Iranian nationals.A couple arrive at LAX and present German passports to enter the U.S. They are sent to secondary inspection where it is determined they are Iranian nationals.

Barbados - June 2007 An SLTD Database query returned a positive hit on the document. Authorities also discovered a falsified 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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