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Follow-up Inspection of the Immigration and Naturalization Service Document Fraud Records Corrections
Report Number I-2000-021
APPENDIX I

SAMPLE BOILERPLATE LANGUAGE

FLAGGING PROJECT
Boilerplate Text For Lookout Records from CIS

FLAGGING PROJECT- 'OPERATION PROJECT KELGOAT 1999/00 CORRUPTION INVESTIGATION IN NYC. APPLICANT MAY HAVE OBTAINED EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION DOCUMENT (EAD) THROUGH FRAUD. VERIFY AUTHENTICITY QF DOCUMENT AND IMMIGRATION STATUS OF PERSON. INSTITUTE APPROPRIATE ACTION. UPDATE THIS LOOKOUT WITH ALL ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND OUTCOME OF THE INQUIRY.

THIS EAD CARD HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH 'OPERATION PROJECT KELGOAT 1999/00 CORRUPTION INVESTIGATION IN NYC. THE ENTRY OF THIS INFORMATION IN THE LOOKOUT SYSTEM DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN THAT THE DOCUMENT IS DEFINITIVELY COUNTERFEIT, ISSUED IMPROPERLY OR THAT THE INDIVIDUAL BEARER IS GUILTY OF ANY ADMINISTRATIVE OR CRIMINAL VIOLATION.

UPON INTERCEPTION AT A POE, AND PURSUANT TO SECTION 215 INA, PROCEED AS FOLLOWS:

IF THE INDIVIDUAL IS A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES, OBTAIN THE INDIVIDUAL'S COMPLETE CURRENT ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBER. ADMIT THE INDIVIDUAL AS A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES. SEND THE LOOKOUT INTERCEPTION INFORMATION AND RESULTS, VIA NAILS MESSAGE FUNCTION TO COW (HQINS) FOR UPDATE OF THE LOOKOUT COMMENTS. PREPARE A MEMORANDUM TO HQ - FIELD OPS ENFORCEMENT, REFER TO THE CASE AS: FLAGGING PROJECT. ATTACH COPY OF THE NAILS LOOKOUT PRINTOUT.

IF THE INDIVIDUAL IS AN ALIEN, DEFER THE INSPECTION TO THE ONWARD OFFICE THAT IS THE ALIEN'S DESTINATION. INCLUDE A COPY OF THE NAILS LOOKOUT PRINTOUT WITH THE DEFERRED INSPECTION DOCUMENTS. SEND THE LOOKOUT INTERCEPTION INFORMATION AND RESULTS, VIA NAILS MESSAGE FUNCTION TO COW (HQINS) FOR UPDATE OF THE LOOKOUT COMMENTS. PREPARE A MEMORANDUM TO HQ - FIELD OPS ENFORCEMENT, REFER TO THE CASE AS: FLAGGING PROJECT.

THE OFFICER THAT CONDUCTS THE DEFERRED INSPECTION WILL LOCATE AND REVIEW THE A-FILE TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE RECORD INDICATES THAT THE INDIVIDUAL OBTAINED THE INS DOCUMENT LAWFULLY. IF THERE IS NO INDICATION OF IRREGULARITY, THE ALIEN WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE UNITED STATES. PREPARE A MEMORANDUM TO HQ - FIELD OPS ENFORCEMENT WITH THE RESULTS OF THE REVIEW OF THE RECORD, REFER TO THE CASE AS: FLAGGING PROJECT.

IF THERE IS AN INDICATION OF IRREGULARITY, REFER THE CASE TO THE DISTRICT OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS, PAROLE THE PERSON FOR 30 DAYS FOR COMPLETION OF INSPECTION. PREPARE THE MEMORANDUM TO HQ-OPS ENFORCEMENT, EXPLAINING THE FACTS AT ISSUE, REFER TO THE CASE AS: FLAGGING PROJECT. THE PERSON MAY BE GRANTED EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION, UNTIL A FINAL RESOLUTION OF THE CASE IS MADE.