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MEMORANDUM
TO:
John C. Keeney Acting Assistant Attorney General Department of Justice
FROM:
Doris Meissner Commissioner
SUBJECT:
IMS Participation in Task Forces
Thank you for the views you expressed in your December 4, 1996 memorandum on this subject. I appreciate the attention you have paid to the issue of INS participation in task forces and your encouragement of continued and enhanced participation. I wish to assure you that I recognize the importance of task force participation, as well as the need to balance that endeavor against the many other investigative obligations of the Service. At present, over 250 special agents and support personel are dedicated to task forces of national scope, while a significant number of additional special agents and support personnel participate in a variety of local task forces. This is a substantial contribution to the joint efforts of numerous law enforcement agencies for the enforcement of a wide variety of laws. I agree, nonetheless, that INS participation, at the minimum level of current participation, is essential to the Department's ability to effectively coordinate and conduct multi-agency investigations and prosecutions of criminal activities which clearly pose substantial threats to our security. Therefore, INS has adopted the recommendations of the report and I have endorsed the report to the Attorney General.
Contents PRESIDENT'S LETTER STATEMENT OF THE DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL INTERVIEW WITH UNITED STATES ATTORNEY ALAN BERSIN, SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA INS COMMISSIONER DORIS MEISSNER—BUILDING AN IMMIGRATION SYSTEM TO MEET AMERICA'S CHALLENGES Tank Scopes at San Diego Border Strategic Strengthening at the Southwest Border Advanced Technology at U.S.-Mexican Border Border Patrol in the 1990s Apprehensions on the Rise in Arizona Rio Grande and Highway Systems Exacerbate Immigration Alien Smuggling by Rail—U.S. v Gonzalez The Los Angeles "Night Court" Hearing Program Port Court Port Courts I and II Achievements in Immigration Prosecutions Operation Green Talon Criminal Alien Prosecution Program Prosecution of Aggravated Felon-Illegal Reentry Cases Immigration-Mann Act Investigations Crime and Immigration: A Joint Venture Counterfeit Immigration Documents Green Cards While-U-Wait— U.S. v Salazar Employment Provisions a Priority in Eastern District of New York Virgin Islands Puts a Dent in Employer Fraud Civil Remedy for Immigration-Related Document Fraud Operation False Love Midwives' Virtual Birth Practices Uncovered—U.S. v Esquevel Wedding Plans Derailed by INS Inspector Regional LECCs Along the Border New "S" Visa Program for Foreign Witnesses State Criminal Alien Assistance Program Litigating Immigration Cases in District Court Southern District of Florida Holds Immigration Symposium Success: False Imprisonment Claim Dismissed Successes in Opposing Appellate Motions for Stays of Deportation
ATTORNEY GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS
Walter Bellinger Acting Solicitor General Janice Chenier Taylor Named U.S. Trustee for Region 5 AG Unveils Crackdown on Bankruptcy Fraud AG Announces Pro Bono Policy Moves to Make the Legal System Less Expensive and Faster Project to Improve Interstate Enforcement of Protective Orders in Domestic Violence Cases AG, FBI, and DEA Secure Commitment to Use Asset Forfeiture Juvenile Murderers Triple Over 10 Years UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS' OFFICES/EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS Honors and Awards Significant Issues/Events EOUSA Staff Update Security Update Office Automation Update Office of Legal Education WordPerfect 5.1 Tips DOJ HIGHLIGHTS Appointments Post-Adarand Guidance on Affirmative Action in Federal Employment Civil Division Criminal Division Solicitor General Bureau of Justice Statistics Drug Enforcement Agency Justice Management Division ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY Conflicts of Interest Media Policy New Opinion on Honorarium Ban OPR Trends in Misconduct Allegations Discovery and Brady/Giglio Obligations CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Executive Office for United States Attorneys—Experienced Attorney Civil Rights Division—Experienced Attorneys Appendix A—OLE Course Nomination Form
ENFORCEMENT, FISCAL YEAR 2000
This report will appear as a chapter in the forthcoming 2000 Statistical Yearbook of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. All references to Appendices, Charts, Tables, and other sections of the Statistical Yearbook appear as they will in the final Yearbook edition.
Budget Increase Requests for the INS Investigations Program FY 1993 Progression # 1.
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Investigations Initiated
INS Decision
DOJ Decision
OMB Decision
500 Posn / 250 FTE/$28,732,000
300 Posn / 150 FTE/$14,322,000
200 Posn / 100 FTE/$1 0,385,000
Employer Sanctions
Employer Sanctions
Employer Sanctions Revised
160 Posn / 80 FTE/$ 9,694,000
160 Posn / 80 FTE/$ 9,694,000
160 Posn / 80 FTE/$ 8,839,000
50 Posn / 13 FTE/$ 2,150,000
Criminal Aliens
Criminal Aliens
Criminal Aliens
Criminal Aliens
75 Posn / 38 FTE/$ 5,082,000
75 Posn / 38 FTE/$ 4,336,000
75 Posn / 38 FTE/$ 4,440,000
Absconder Apprehension
Absconder Apprehension
Absconder Apprehension
14 Posn / 7 FTE/$ 1,583,000
14 Posn / 7 FTE/$ 1,351,000
Appropriation by Congress
riot approved
not approved
hot approved
not approved
Organized Crime Strike Force 5.
6 Posn / 3 FTE / $706,000
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Overseas Agent Positions 6.
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51 Posn / 26 FTE / $7,040,000
51 Posn / 26 FTE / $7,040,000
62 Posn / 32 FTE / $6,322,000
22 Posn/ 6 FTE/ $1,326,000
Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF)
Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF)
Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF)
Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF)
44 Posn / 22 FTE/$ 2,786,000
44 Posn / 11 FTE/$ 1,539,000
Rerequest of 1992 NCATC/LESC)
Rerequest of 1992 NCATC/LESC)
9 Posn / 5 FTE / $935,000
not approved
not approved J
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Joint Terrorism Task Force 8.
137 Posn / 69 FTE / $15,532,000
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Resident Agent Offices 9.
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11.
70 Posn / 35 FTE / $6,267,000
70 Posn / 35 FTE / $6,220,000
20 Posn / 10 FTE / $1,263,000
Anti -Smuggling
Anti-Smuggling
Anti -Smuggling
0 Posn / 0 FTE / $609,000
0 Posn / 0 FTE / $204,000
Video Surveillance Equipment, CENTOPS, Task Forces & Informant Rewards
no change
not approved '~;4' '• :.•
not approved
Video Surveillance Equipment
Note: OCDETF requests are submitted through the DOJ OCDETF Administrative Staff since funding Is appropriated to DOJ for distribution by reimbursable agreement to participating agencies.
not approved