US-VISIT Program Overview United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology

2 US-VISIT Goals  To enhance the security of our citizens and visitors  To facilitate legitimate travel and trade  To ensure the integrity of the immigration system  To safeguard the personal privacy of our visitors

United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology 3 US-VISIT Mission To collect, maintain, and share information, including biometric identifiers, through a dynamic system, on foreign nationals to determine whether the individual: Should be prohibited from entering the U.S. Can receive, extend, change, or adjust immigration status Has overstayed or otherwise violated the terms of their admission Should be apprehended or detained for law enforcement action Needs special protection/attention (i.e., refugees)

United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology 4 History/Legislation 9/30/1996 6/15/ /30/200010/26/200111/19/20015/14/2002 Data Management Improvement Act (DMIA) USA Patriot Act Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA) Section 110 Aviation Transportation Security Act Visa Waiver Permanent Program Act

United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology 5 Critical Dates September 30, 2004  US-VISIT procedures will be expanded to include visitors traveling to the U.S. under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) arriving at air and sea ports of entry October 26, 2004  Deploy capability to read biometric travel documents at air, sea, and land ports of entry (POE)  All countries under VWP must issue biometrically enabled travel documents following International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards December 31, 2004  Deploy US-VISIT Program to 50 busiest land border POEs  Biometric enrollments reduced at POEs as the biometric capture/process is increased at overseas Consular Offices.  Biometric identity verification with biometric visas (one-to-one) December 31, 2005  Extend Entry capability to remaining land border ports

United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology 6 DHS Organization Tom Ridge Secretary Admiral James Loy Deputy Secretary Janet Hale Under Secretary Management Dr. Charles E. McQueary Under Secretary Science and Technology Gen Frank Libutti Under Secretary Information Analysis & Infrastructure Protection Asa Hutchinson Under Secretary Border & Transportation Security Michael Brown Under Secretary Emergency Preparedness & Response Stewart Verdery Assistant Secretary Policy Michael Garcia Assistant Secretary Immigration & Customs Enforcement Robert Bonner Commissioner Customs & Border Protection Eduardo Aguirre Director Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services Connie Patrick Director Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Admiral David Stone Acting Assistant Secretary Transportation Security Agency Dan Sullivan Director Office of International Enforcement Jim Williams Director US-VISIT Program

United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology 7 US-VISIT Organization Director US- VISIT Deputy Director Budget & Financial Management Outreach Management Acquisition & Program Management Chief Strategist Mission Operations Management Information Technology Management Implementation Management Facilities Management Legal & Regulations Office of Administration CBP Executive

United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology 8 Other Countries Key Participants CBP TSA U.S. Coast Guard CIS S&T FLETC Customs and Border Protection Transportation Security Administration U.S.Coast Guard Department of Transportation Department of Justice General Services Administration Intelligence Community Law State and Local Enforcement Other Government Participants Citizenship and Immigration Services Science and Technology Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Department of Commerce DHS ICE Immigration and Customs Enforcement Department of State

United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology 9 US-VISIT Program Scope Pre-EntryEntryStatus MgtExit Analysis

United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology 10 How US-VISIT Works  Prevent entry of high-threat or inadmissible individuals through improved access to passenger manifest information by inspectors upon a traveler’s arrival  Impact of inspection process throughput minimal as part of commitment to facilitate trade and travel  Every visitor with a visa is biometrically verified at entry  At the time of arrival at U.S. air or sea port, inkless finger scans are taken and compared against watch list and law enforcement databases  A digital photograph is compared with the State Department photo and biographic information to assist in determining admissibility and special protection needs (asylees/refugees)  Upon departure, index prints are compared for verification at those locations. During 2004, US-VISIT will pilot alternative exit solutions, and after an evaluation, will select the most effective exit solution

United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology 11 Accomplishments  Deployed US-VISIT entry system to 115 airports and 14 seaports on January 5, 2004  Detected over 300 individuals to date using biometrics  Intercepted convicted rapist, drug traffickers, manslaughter, federal prison escapee  Deployed pilot exit capabilities to 1 airport and 1 seaport  Co-located US-VISIT Program office  Critical to success of the Program  Released a Request for Proposal

United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology 12 What will occur in 2004  Visitors under the VWP will be enrolled in US-VISIT starting 9/30/04  VWP countries required to issue passports with embedded biometrics per Section 303 of Border Security Act  Extend Entry capability to 50 busiest land POEs  Biometric enrollments reduced at POEs as the biometric capture/process is increased at overseas Consular Offices  DHS continues to perform biometric identity verification for travelers with biometric visas (one-to-one)  DHS continues checking inkless finger scans against a database of criminal and terrorist watch lists (one-to-few)

United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology 13 Countries in the Visa Waiver Program

United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology 14 US-VISIT’s End Vision The vision of the US-VISIT Program is to deploy end-to-end management of data on foreign nationals covering their interactions with U.S. officials before they enter, when they enter, while they are in the U.S., and when they exit. This comprehensive view of border management will eventually lead to the creation of a virtual border and will set the course for improved processes for management of data on foreign nationals. US-VISIT, at its core, is an information collection and dissemination program that provides critical data to the appropriate decision makers.