Thread: Thousands of ‘Special Interest Aliens’ Posing Potential National Security Risks Enter

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NOV01, 2004


U.S.DepartmenotfHomelandSecurity Washington, DC 20229 I

U.S.Customs and Border Protection


MEMORANDUM FOR: ALL SECTOR CHIEF PATROL AGENTS

FROM: David V. Aguilar
Chief
U.S. Border Patrol


SUBJECT: Arrests of Aliens From Special Interest Countries

The following 35 countries and the territories of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip have been designated as special interest countries:


Afghanistan Algeria
Bahrain
Bangladesh Djibouti Egypt Eritrea Indonesia Iran
Iraq
Jordan Kazakhstan
Kuwait Somalia Lebanon Sudan Libya Syria
Malaysia Tajikistan Mauritania Thailand Morocco Tunisia
North Korea Oman Pakistan Philippines Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan
Yemen
Territories of Gaza and West Bank


For any person taken into Border Patrol custody from one of above countries or territories, at a minimum, the following actions will be taken:

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Sector Communications for initial records checks.

the National Targeting Center for additional records checks.
the local JTTF for follow-on interviews.
the Station and/or Sector Intelligence Unit for follow-on interviews.
or scan any pocket litter of possible intelligence value.
and submit within 1 hour a Significant Incident Report to the U.S. Customs
and Border Protection Commissioner's Situation Room.
.If intelligence is developed, complete and forward a G-392 Intelligence Report through
Border Patrol intelligence channels.
.Enroll all aliens 14 years of age or older from the above countries or territories who are
amenable to removal proceedings into the ENFORCE/IDENT systems and screen them through IAFIS, without exception.
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This memorandum supersedes the memorandum issued by Headquarters Office of Border Patrol dated, February 24,2004, entitled "Apprehensions of Aliens From Special Interest Countries."

Ensure that a copy of this memorandum is provided to all supervisors and agents under your command and that they comply with the procedures outlined in this memorandum.
Due to the urgency of this request, please confirm that you have received, distributed, and implemented these procedures via e-mail notification to Chief of Staff, Associate Chief Carlos X. Carrillo.


Staff may direct questions to Assistant Chief Johnny Meadors at 202-344-2050


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