T5 B41 Notes 6-26-03 to 9-2-03 3 of 4 Fdr- Tab 10- Questions for FBI and ICE Agents at JFK-RA 077

8/14/2019 T5 B41 Notes 6-26-03 to 9-2-03 3 of 4 Fdr- Tab 10- Questions for FBI and ICE Agents at JFK-RA 077

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Historical10. Were yo u involved in CT work prior to 9-11?

11. If so, what changes did you observe in response to previous terror attacks?WTCI? Embassy bombings? Cole?

12. W ere there n ationalities that w ere of particular concern to you in your CT effortsat JFK?

13. How were particular individuals or groups assigned priority for investigation pre-9-11? Yemenis? Saudis? Pakistanis? Egyptians? Lenabese? Post 9-11?

14. What were the ways a particular individual or group came to your attention priorto 9-11? Informant? PA U? Fraud alert? Etc.?

Intelligence Flow15. How do you receive classified information? Is it systematized? Is it provided in auseful format? What differences are there today vs. pre-9-11?

16. How do you send to others important information yo u acquire in your work on theactivities of foreign terrorists? Pre-9-11?

17. What do you do with sensitive or potentially classified information of this type?Pre-9-11?

18. To what o ther agencies do you send this information and by what means? Pre-9-11?


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Interaction with other USG agencies at JFK27. How w as the JFK RA staffed prior to 9-11? Post-9-11?

28. What was the chain of comm and at the JFK-RA per-9-11 and post-9-11?

29. What specific direction do you recall receiving pre-9-11 on how to work withother agencies?

30. How w as the JFK-RA alerted to the possible arrival of a foreign terrorist pre-9-11? Post-9-11?

31. How did the JFK-RA staff enwunfore with possible f oreign terrorists pre-9-11?Post-9-11?

32. What was interaction with NY -JTTF m ain office on the arrival of a possibleforeign terrorist pre and post 9-11? What about with HQ?

33. What databases did a JFK -RA agent have access to in working an encounter w itha possible foreign terrorist pre-9-11? IBIS, NAILS , Class? Etc.?

34 . Did a JFK-RA agent have access to classified information on possible foreignterrorists arriving at JFK ? By what means d id the agent get access to wh ateverderogatory information/hits existed in another agency's files?

35. What was the role of the PA Us pre and post 9-11? W hat is the role of thePassenger Analytical Units with your work? Is their work complimentary,duplicative, irrelevant?


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36. Wh at is the role of the National Targeting Center in your wo rk? Is their workcom plimen tary, duplicative, irrelevant? Have you ever contacted the NT C forfurther information?

37. What is the role of the Rovers with your work?

Supervision (for BICE agents)38. To whom do you report? Are you able to share information with your hom eagency?

Watchlists39 . What watchlists were yo u aware of before 9-11? Since?

40. W hat watchlists did you use in your work and how?

41. W hat watchlist do you find most helpful in your work? W hat is the process inplace to confirm or elaborate on information found in watchlist (ie ORCONsourcing issues, etc)?

42. Did you ever ge t involved in placing an individual onto a watchlist?

43. What is your understanding of how an individual's name is placed onto awatchlist such as Tipoff, VGTOF, NAILS?

44. How were you able to access "hif'information underlying watchlist names?


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Secondary Inspections45. Und er what circum stances do you get involved in a secondary inspection? Is itonly in cases involving suspected terrorists? W ho contacts you? W hat do you dowhen you are contacted?

46. W hat was the policy pre-9-11? [For FBI, what w ere criteria for show ing up whencalled?]

47. What is you understanding of what type of secondary inspections are mostimportant for ICE to get involved in? f / i

48. What is your understanding of what type of secondary inspections are mostimportant for theFBI to get involved in? PA * ||\. Howareyounot i

50. Wh at process do you fo llow in completing a secondary inspection?

51. What technology and databases are available to you? W hat technology anddatabases do you find most useful? What technology do you need that yo uhave n't g ot access to? W hat about the Consular C onsolidated Database and theForensic Document Lab?


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Encounters with Suspected Terrorists52. How many "suspected" terrorists have you interviewed? Can you give us abreakdown of what happened to those persons, eg released an d admitted;detained; given a silent waiver? How many of those persons interviewed wereinterviewed because they were on a watchlist? How m any due to inspectorsmisgivings?

53. For persons "released" for further questioning, where do these aliens go? W homaintains a log on what happens to them? W ith whom is this informa tion shared?

54. How w ould a typical encoun ter with a possible foreign terrorist have be en stagedpre an d post-9-11?

55. What role did the JFK-RA play in the decisionmaking by the INS/USC Sinspectors for a possible foreign terrorist?

56. What wa s the decisionm aking process for how to han dle a possible foreignterrorist arriving at JFK airport? How an d when was the decision made to place aperson into custody? W ho made that call? How were they handled? Where werethey detained? W ho took custody of the person? For how long could they beheld, and under what circumstanc es were they interviewed? Since 9-11?

57. W hat criteria do you use to determine w hether to recommend release of an alien,hold for further questioning, or permit a silent w aiver? W ho participates in thedecision-making process? W ho gets the final say technically? W ho gets the finalsay in reality? W hose criteria do you use?

58. Are you aw are of any potential terrorists using fraudulent documents to attempt togain entry to the U nited States.


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59 . How does the JFK-RA handle cases of individuals with revoked visas since 9-11?

60. How are encounters w ith individuals at the airport recorded? W ho keeps a log?

61 . By what process is information on encounters shared back with INS and USCSinspectors?

DH S merger62. How has the combining of Customs investigations into INS changed your work?

w /V s v /63. How has bifurcating inspections from investigations changed your work?

NSEERS

64. Have you participated in the NSEERS registration process?

65 . What is your view of its effectiveness?

66. Have you ever used the NSEERS registration information for other investigativepurposes? How and what?

Suggestions67. W hat is the single biggest obstacle for you in doing your job?

68 . What is the one change you would recom mend be made within the FBI toimprove you r ability to do your job?


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69. What is the one change you would recommend be made at any other agency thatwould /improve your ability to do your job?

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T5 B41 Notes 6-26-03 to 9-2-03 3 of 4 Fdr- Tab 10- Questions for FBI and ICE Agents at JFK-RA 077