T5 B50 Hijacker Primary Docs- Ua 175 1 Of 2 Fdr- Alshehhi Tab- 8-8-03 Memo From Bradford-doj Re Location History Of Alshehhi File 358

U.S. Department of Justice Immigration and Naturalization Service

Texas Service Center Enforcement Operations Division

Post Office Box 143429 Irving, Texas 75014-3429

August 8, 2003

MEMORANDUM FOR WILLIAM R. YATES DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER FROM:

Gary R. Bradford signed by Gary R. Bradford Assistant Center Director, Enforcement Operations Division Texas Service Center

SUBJECT:

Location History of Alshehhi File. SRC0027650854

Application history information from Texas Service Center files provide the following information regarding the location of the I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status, SRC0027650854: Sep. 19, 2000 Stamped received at Texas Service Center mailroom, moved to vault by the contractor. Sep. 22, 2000 The contractor created electronic file by entering application information into the Local area network CLAIMS 3 program and check was endorsed for deposit at this point. Sep. 25, 2000 After data entry the paper file was stored in Work Distribution Unit by the contractor in date receipt order until called for by Adjudications for processing as part of work order, first in first out. May 2, 2001 date receipt work order

Sent to Nedra Webb, MO at 7701 building as part of

Aug 7, 2001 Nedra Webb, received for audit purposes and forwarded to CAO for adjudication

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Aug 8, 2001

File was received by CAO|

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Aug 10, 2001 CAO| ~] processed as per standard operating procedures i.e., verifies I-539 is signed, fee was paid; verifies applicant current status and checks application for status applicant is seeking. Verifies ali necessary evidence is in the file before making decision. Evidence was present and approval was given. Upon approval application was stamped with approval stamp #185, including both copies of accompanying I-20. The I-20 was split off from the I-539 at this point. The adjudicator mailed the student copy to the applicant. The I-797 approval notice, which is batch printed by INS ADP staff, was mailed to the applicant by the contractor the next day. The adjudicator placed the school copy of the 1-20 in a tray for batch mailing by INS clerical staff to London, KY for data entry into STSC database. This batch mail goes out twice a month. STSC contractor data enters the information, which should place a process identifier on the school copy of the 1-20 and then mails the 1-20 to the school Aug 13, 2001 The file was moved by the contractor from Adjudications 7701 Stemmons Freeway to the file room 4141 St. Augustine Road and contractor placed on shelf in file room where it sat until FBI called for the file. Sep. 24,2001 File was obtained by IRSI provided to FBI, Dallas, TX

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The receipt file was requested by, and hand receipted to, the FBI, Dallas, TX. Upon receipt of the FBI request, the file was handled by INS personnel wearing rubber gloves and placed in a plastic bag. The purpose of this was to allow the FBI the ability to conduct an extensive fingerprint search of the file to determine possible accomplices or associates of Mr. Alshehhi. The last known information of this file is that the FBI, Dallas, TX had transferred the file to the FBI Office, NY. No further information is available.