OPERATIONS INSTRUCTIONS - Gani

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described in ICMS, consistent with the inter-program goals which are developed each fiscal year by
means of the Priorities Management Systems, the Investigations Program of these two systems, the
Investigations Program ensures that its enforcement efforts are integrated with the efforts of all other
Service components.
(5) Liaison.
(i) Central Office. The Assistant Commissioner for investigations is responsible for investigative
liaison with all agencies of the federal government, except as noted in OI 105.2, and with foreign
governments concerning matters of broad policy, or sensitive or important cases. Related but
separate liaison activities not under the control of the Assistant Commissioner for investigations are
the Service representative(s) to INTERPOL under the direction of the Office of Intelligence, and the
Service Liaison Officer in Ottawa, Canada under the direction of the Eastern Region.
(ii) Field Liaison. The Washington District Office serves in a general investigative liaison capacity
for all field offices of the Service and the Central Office in relation to the Washington, D.C. field
offices of other federal agencies. In this capacity, Washington District Office will request
information, review files and obtain required documents or materials from the records of these
agencies.
(b) Assistant Commissioner, Border Patrol.
Under the direction of the Associate Commissioner for Enforcement, the Assistant Commissioner for
Border Patrol is responsible for the prevention and detection of smuggling and illegal entry of aliens, and the
apprehension of violators of the immigration laws. (TM 5/86)
(1) Areas of Border Patrol Operations. The areas of usual operations are the land boundaries and the
Gulf and Florida coasts. Where speed is essential to apprehend violators, any Service-defined boundary
may crossed without prior authorization, provided that the appropriate regional commissioner, district
director, or chief patrol agent is informed. Criminal violators of the immigration and nationality laws found
by border patrol officers in their areas of usual operations will be processed and presented for
prosecution by the respective chief patrol agents. Those cases requiring further investigations shall be
referred to the appropriate district director. Smuggling investigations will be performed by officers
assigned to the Anti-Smuggling program in the respective sectors or districts. Deportation and
administrative fine proceedings shall be referred to the district director having jurisdiction.
(2) Reports of apprehension or seizure. Form I-213 shall be prepared in the case of every deportable
alien located. The Service Lookout Book shall be checked in each case and the results noted on the
Form I-213. Positive results shall be reported by listing type of lookout (e.g., "D-8"). Form I-215B or
Form I-263B may be executed if necessary to record a statement. For cases involving Mexican
nationals and other aliens in which distribution to selected American Foreign Service posts in Mexico and
abroad is required, see Blue Page OI 287.9.
For general Form I-213 procedures and notices to ports of entry on locally controlled nonimmigrants, See
AM 2790.31. For execution of Form I-43 regarding an alien's baggage and personal property when he is
detained, see OI 242.6(c). Form I-44 shall be prepared when a citizen or non-deportable alien is
apprehended for violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act, or the person arrested on article seized
is delivered to an agency or person outside the Immigration and Naturalization Service, or when such an
arrest or seizure is made in a joint operation with another agency.
A copy of Form I-44 and the original of each of the aforementioned forms shall be placed in the relating A
file, if one has been opened or obtained by the apprehending office. If an A file does not exist and the
creation of one is required by instructions (AM 2702.01), the forms shall be forwarded to the appropriate
files control office where an A File will be created and the forms placed therein, with the apprehending
sector retaining one copy of the form (AM 2790.33). Copies required for intelligence distribution shall be
forwarded immediately. In every case, distribution shall be noted on the file and sector copies.
When the Smuggling or illegal entry occurred within the preceding twelve months, a copy of Form I-213
and relating reports shall be furnished the chief patrol agent of the sector where the illegal entry
occurred and in smuggling,stowaway and crewman cases, to the Assistant District Director for
Investigations having jurisdiction oven the area where the violation occurred. In addition, dissemination
of relating reports in stowaway and crewman cases, to the Assistant District Director for Investigations
having jurisdiction over the area where the violation occurred. In addition, dissemination of relating
reports in stowaway cases shall be made in accordance with 103.1(a)(4) and OI 103.1(d)(i)(vi). All chief
patrol agents shall forward to the Service Liaison Officer, American Embassy, Ottawa, Canada, for