INS Briefing to Governor Tom Ridge Homeland Security Advisor December 3,2002
INS Correspondence - Case Tracking Report Folder Id: Originator: Location: Addressee:
CC: DOJ#:
254837 AG HEADS OF DEPT COMPONENTS MGMT TEAM
Folder Creator:
SJORDAN
Date Created: Folder Received: Date Due: Last Modified:
11/09/2001 11/09/2001 12/10/3000 11/09/2001
Subject:
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW & REORGANIZATION OF DOJ TO MEET COUNTERTERRORISM MISSION
Case Type: Referred To: Signature Office:
FYI HQCOM NDD
Instructions: Public Official: Work Item ED:
307383
DOCUMENT LIST: Doc Number
Title
Author/Signer
Created
Modified
2140002
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW & REORGANIZATION OF DOJ TO MEET COUNTERTERRORISM MISSION
AG
11/09/2001
11/09/2001
SIGNATURE DATE:
Report Date:
08/01/2003
Review of Regulations, Policies and Procedures Issued Since August 2001 Purpose: The purpose of this review was to provide a synopsis of INS actions taken over the past 16 months to enhance immigration services and strengthen enforcement activities. Methodology: The Office of Policy and Planning (HQOPP) reviewed and summarized regulations, policy and procedural memoranda issued during that period focusing on Service wide and program priorities with special emphasis on: • • • • • • • • •
International Students Inspection of Travelers at all Ports-of-Entry Adoptions Asylum Processing Child Status Protection Temporary Protected Status Legal Immigration and Family Equity Act Victim Trafficking and Violence Protection Act Unlawful Presence
Regulations reviewed were limited to those issued as interim final or final rules since those were codified in title 8 of the Code of Federal Regulations and where no further field guidance was issued. Format: The following format was used to summarize and effectively inventory the regulations, policies and procedures. Subject: Identification of Program area and specific issues addressed. Regulations, Policy or Procedure that was changed: Brief description of preexisting situation or circumstance. Reason for the change: Brief explanation of the impetus for the change in regulation, policy or procedure. Regulation. Policy or Procedure Change: Description of the actual changes made to existing regulations, policies or procedures or the establishment of new rules, guidance or instructions. Inventory Listing of Memoranda, Regulations or Field Instructions
Briefing for Attorney General Ashcroft November 22,2002
Immigration & Naturalization Service 1