Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Uses of Criminal History Valerie Isbell Executive Director Passenger Systems Program Office Office of Information Technology

Defending America’s borders against all threats while facilitating its economic stability.

The scope of our task is daunting. More than 46,000 employees protect the United States from terrorists, drug and human smugglers, agricultural disease, and more, while keeping travel and trade flowing. We guard approximately 7,000 miles of land border that the U.S. shares with Canada and Mexico. We also secure 95,000 miles of shoreline in partnership with the United States Coast Guard.

Ports of entry are key lines of defense In fiscal year 2007, CBP officers inspected 411 million travelers and more than 120 million cars, trucks, buses, trains, vessels and aircraft. That same year, CBP officers arrested more than 25,000 suspected criminals, seized more than 820,000 pounds of narcotics, interdicted more than 170,000 inadmissible aliens and conducted 1.5 million agricultural interceptions.

How does criminal history information contribute to CBP’s mission? Port of Entry Primary Inspection Port of Entry Secondary Inspection Border Patrol Trusted Traveler Program Enrollment Research

Primary - Advanced Passenger Information System (APIS) Biographic criminal history queries for passengers prior to the flight arriving in the United States Criminal history responses are reviewed by the Ports of Entry to determine which passengers should be referred to secondary In secondary, fingerprint based queries are used to confirm the criminal history information

Primary US-VISIT Processing Two-index prints collected on primary since January 2004 at the Air/Sea Ports of Entry Slap 10-Print pilot completed at 10 Ports of Entry Slap 10-Print full deployment underway

Secondary Inspection Processing I-94 issuance process Optional biographic criminal history query Moving to 10-Print Slap from current 2 Index prints Biographic criminal history queries Rolled 10-Print criminal history queries Results used to make a decision on the disposition of the traveler

Border Patrol Processing Rolled 10-Print criminal history queries Biographic criminal history queries Results used to make a decision on the disposition of the person

Trusted Traveler Enrollment Trusted Traveler Programs SENTRI – Southern Border Dedicated Commuter Lane NEXUS – Northern Border Dedicated Commuter Lane FAST – Commercial Drivers Global Entry – Air Slap 10-Print criminal history queries (civil checks) Results used for the enrollment decision

Criminal History Research Biographic criminal history queries Conducted via TECS interfaces with NCIC and NLETS Wide variety of uses within CBP and DHS

CPB / SEARCH Working for Others Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) US-VISIT Department of State (DOS) Coast Guard Interpol Secret Service Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Department of Defense Inspector General (DOD IG) Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) El Paso Intelligence Center (EPIC) Foreign Terrorist Tracking Task Force (FTTTF) National CounterTerrorism Center (NCTC) TSA – Hazardous Materials (TSA HAZMAT) Federal Air Marshals (FAM) Federal Protective Service (FPS) Federal Reserve Board Bureau of Engraving and Printing Treasury Office of Foreign Asset Control, FINCEN Bureau of Land Management

Other Traveler Initiatives (Not Using Criminal History) Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) Global Entry Expansion Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) Enhanced Drivers License

CBP Mission We are the guardians of our Nation’s borders. We are America’s frontline. We safeguard the American homeland at and beyond our borders. We protect the American public against terrorists and the instruments of terror. We steadfastly enforce the laws of the United States while fostering our nation’s economic security through lawful international trade and travel. We serve the American public with vigilance, integrity and professionalism.