Inspector's Field Manual - Gani

Inspector's Field Manual
applicable.
(d) Parole of crewmembers. Policies and procedures for parole of alien crewmembers are discussed in
Chapter 23.12
(e) Parole for deferred inspection. Procedures for parole of aliens whose inspection is deferred are discussed in
Chapter 17.1
(f) Special Interest paroles. Service informants and aliens entering as witnesses in criminal cases may be
paroled only upon the authorization of the district director, chief patrol agent, or his specified delegate, based on
a request by an assistant district director for Investigations. Parole in such instances is to be used only when an
applicant is not admissible under any other provision of law. The entry and departure of such parolees must be
carefully monitored. If a parole request originates from another Federal, State or local agency, it may be granted
only when it is in writing, from the highest ranking official of the agency having jurisdiction over the area. The
written request must contain a statement that the entry is required for official purposes, the expected duration
and an explanation of how the parolee will be maintained while present in the U.S. Paroles at the request of the
Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) are considered separately in paragraph (g), below.
(g) Paroles for DEA purposes. Requests for parole by the DEA generally involve large international drug
trafficking investigations. Most defendants and witnesses in such cases are inadmissible to the U.S. for various
reasons. In order to insure such requests are justifiable and necessary in support of the DEA mission, these
requests are to be coordinated through DEA Headquarters. Immigration officers receiving such requests locally
should advise Headquarters, Inspections Division.
If a local DEA agent requests that a witness, defendant or informant be re-paroled, given advance parole or
allowed to remain in the U.S. when out of status, first time requests may be granted locally by the district
director for a period not to exceed 6 months. Subsequent requests for such cases should be routed through DEA
Headquarters.
(h) Reparoles. Whenever you change the purpose or duration of a parole, a new I-94 must be prepared and
processed. Collect the original departure section and forward it for data entry with the new arrival section.
Give the new departure section to the alien.
16.2 Refugee Admissions.
(a) Processing new refugee arrivals. Each year, the U.S. admits a set number of refugees as defined in section
101(a)(42) of the Act, as prescribed by Congress and in accordance with section 207 of the Act. Screening and
pre-processing of refugees is completed overseas, and those found qualified for admission will arrive, generally
in large groups, at a few ports-of-entry. They will have a packet of materials, the contents of their "A" file and an
I-94. Endorse the I-94 with the refugee admission stamp: "Admitted as a refugee for an indefinite period
pursuant to section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. If you depart the United States, you will need
prior permission to return. Employment Authorized." Enter the port, date and your admission stamp number.
Collect all file materials and route them to the local office where the alien will reside. Give the departure section
of the I-94 to the alien and route the arrival section for data entry. If the alien has a travel document, stamp and
endorse it in the same manner as the I-94, and write in the "A" number.
(b) Returning refugees. In general, a refugee may temporarily depart the U.S. and reenter while in refugee
status only if granted advance permission to do so. Permission is granted in one of two ways. A refugee may
apply for and be granted an advance parole, Form I-512 or may apply for a Refugee Travel Document, Form
I-571. Readmission of a refugee with an advance parole is handled as described in Chapter 16.1(b) above, if you
are satisfied the alien is still eligible as a refugee. If an alien presents an I-571 clearly endorsed "Refugee" on the
data page, inspect it for photo substitution or alteration. If you are satisfied that the refugee is still entitled to
that status, endorse the I-571 with the refugee admission stamp, date, port and stamp number, and return the
document to the alien, unless it is nearing expiration.
Occasionally, you may encounter a returning refugee who departed the United States without any intention of
abandoning status as a refugee, but who failed to obtain a refugee travel document or advance parole prior to
his or her departure. Effective April 1, 1997, the regulations allow district directors the discretion to accept an