Inspector's Field Manual - Gani

Inspector's Field Manual
interrogations of suspects, taking sworn testimony often in a foreign language, and developing, evaluating, and
independently making determinations for immediate or deferred action as each situation indicates. Working
under severe time constraints, determines factual elements from incomplete or conflicting data, determines
factual elements from seemingly disparate facts which often lead to sophisticated domestic and/or
international conspiracies or other unforseen results.
In judgment situations, determine how far to go in sensitive or difficult situation, determine how
important particular actions are and whether they are reasonable. Provides ways to facilitate processing while
ensuring enforcement and inspectional requirements are met. Work performed at this level requires the
incumbent to develop, evaluate, and control information from all levels of the socio-economic structure and
requires broad flexibility and independence in making decisions concerning such things as interpreting a large
volume of conflicting information, planning of the work, or refining the methods and specialized techniques to
be used.
5. Scope and effect
The purpose of the position is to enforce the Immigration and Nationality Act and related statutes, i.e., 8
U.S.C. 1154; 8 U.S.C. 1158; 8 U.S.C. 1182-1184, 8 U.S.C. 1187; 8 U.S.C. 1222; 8 U.S.C. 1225-1227; 8 U.S.C. 1281; 8
U.S.C. 1282; 8 U.S.C. 1286; 8 U.S.C. 1287; 8 U.S.C. 1301; 8 U.S.C. 1321-1325; 8 U.S.C. 1327; 8 U.S.C. 1357; 8 U.S.C.
1361; 8 U.S.C. 1401-1409; 8 U.S.C. 1431; and 8 U.S.C. 1432. Through the investigation and analysis of unusual
conditions, problems, and questions, inspectors prevent unauthorized persons from entering the United States;
deter the smuggling of aliens, promote crime detection and prevention within their assigned area; and effect the
apprehension, prosecution, and expulsion of excludable aliens.
Many of these excludable aliens are also violators of criminal statutes. Through the application of
appropriate investigative techniques, the incumbent may provide the inspector with information concerning
organized crime or international terrorist organizations. Effective performance of duties has considerable
impact on reserving employment opportunities for United States citizens and legal resident aliens, and on the
operation of other law enforcement agencies.
The immigration inspector is not only charged with the responsibility for enforcing the administration
of criminal laws of the United States, but is also responsible for providing immigration information to the
general public, attorneys, Federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, and foreign government officials,
as well as the intelligence community. When performing adjudicative functions, the inspector must possess a
wide and varied range of knowledge which is required when reviewing and making final determinations to
grant or deny an applicant benefits sought under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
6. Personal contacts
Contacts are made independently with employees at various levels in Headquarters, regions, districts,
sectors, and ports-of-entry; employees of other Federal, state, and local government agencies; diplomats, foreign
government officials, members of Congress, and other United States Government officials; and
proprietors/officials of aircraft, vessels, and other related concerns.
Has contact with people asking admission into the United States, who frequently include inadmissible
aliens, i.e., those with criminal backgrounds, smugglers, terrorists, and drug traffickers. Other contacts include
attorneys, bond company officials, law enforcement officials, private citizens, confidential informants, and
members of the media.
7. Purpose of contacts
Contacts are established for the purpose of determining admissibility to the Untied States,
providing/exchanging information, intelligence gathering, as well as for liaison and training with other state,
national and international law enforcement agencies. In addition, contacts are made for the purpose of
establishing an applicant's eligibility for benefits under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Contacts are to elicit information in stressful or hostile situations; unearth irregular practices where
efforts have been made to hide them; identify operational problems, work out solutions, negotiate important
questions of compliance, enforcement, and smuggling practices with high level INS officials and other