Secure Communities

Secure Communities

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What is Secure Communities?What is Secure Communities?

Our initial focus will be on identifying and removing aliens who have been convicted of or currently charged with a Level 1 crime

Our long term goal focuses on identifying and removing all criminal aliens held in federal, state and local jails and prisons

The goal of Secure Communities is to make our communities safer

by identifying and removing those criminal aliens

who pose the greatest threat to local communities

Level 1 Crimes Include:

National security Homicide Kidnapping Sexual assault Robbery Aggravated assault Sex offense Cruelty towards child or wife Weapons Drugs (sentence>I year)

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Target criminal aliens who pose the greatest threat to local communities

Enable near real-time sharing of federal law enforcement and immigration dataExecution

Leverages existing technology and processes

Perform immigration status determination based on biometric data

Leverages ICE’s existing Criminal Alien Program

Ensures no profiling – all criminal submissions are reviewed

Makes your communities safer

More accurate ICE response

Minimal change to current procedures, local training, and cost

Immigration status determination made by ICE

ICE resources are at the ready

Booking sites receive additional subject-related information

Secure Communities FeaturesSecure Communities Features

Benefits to LEAsBenefits to LEAs

How Will Secure Communities Benefit Law Enforcement?How Will Secure Communities Benefit Law Enforcement?

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How is a Subject’s Immigration Status Checked Now?How is a Subject’s Immigration Status Checked Now?

Local officers manually

notify the LESC to begin

the determination process

of immigration status of

subject based on

name only

LESC manually checks at

least nine DHS and FBI

databases to identify the

subject and determine

immigration status

Manual Check

Detainer

LESC sends immigration status

determination to the local ICE

office, who reviews the file and

creates a detainer manually

Operational Response

The current process for checking a subject’s immigration status

is manual and cumbersome

USVISIT IDENT

DOJ CJIS IAFIS

NCIC CIS CLAIMS NETLEADS

ICEPICS Database Database

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What is the Process for Secure Communities?What is the Process for Secure Communities?

Secure Communities relies on the use of data sharing technology to

identify and determine the status of criminal aliens and a rapid

operational response to detain high priority criminal aliens

DOJ CJIS IAFIS

&

USVISIT IDENT

Interoperability

Local officers

electronically submit

prints of all subjects

booked to the FBI through

their state’s identification

bureau

Prints will be checked

automatically against FBI

CJIS IAFIS and USVISIT

IDENT for potential

matches

ICE will take enforcement action

on removable aliens being

charged with or who have been

previously convicted of a level

one offense

Technical Capability Operational Response

New

One-Step

Process!

Detainer

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What is the Technical Capability?What is the Technical Capability?

Criminal history and immigration identity information will be accessible to and shared among other Federal, State, and Local law enforcement agencies, as well as authorized non-criminal justice agencies

Interoperability eliminates the need for data extracts In addition to existing IAFIS processing, Interoperability enables:

– Search of full IDENT repository (90 million individuals)

– Biometric-based access to IDENT repository for the first time

– Searches against two-print and 10-print records in IDENT

– Returns results via the IDENT Data Response (IDR)

Interoperability between FBI’s IAFIS and DHS’s IDENT system

allows federal, state and local law enforcement

access to biometric-based immigration information for the first time

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IDENT Watch List

Known or Suspected Terrorists

DoD Military Operations

Wanted Persons

Deported Felons

International CriminalsSexual Registrants

Lookouts

Aliens/Criminal History

Select State/Local Criminals

Gangs

Expedited Removals

Visa Denials

Recidivists/Alerts

POE Adverse Actions

US-VISIT Watch List

Entry

Asylum

Refugee

Immigration Benefits

Visa Applications

Border Crossing Card Applications

Registered Traveler

IDENT Database

Identity Information Identity Information

US-VISIT: Categories of IDENT DataUS-VISIT: Categories of IDENT Data

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IDENT Data ResponseIDENT Data Response

Provides basic immigrationidentity information but not immigration status

•Name•DOB•POB•Gender•System Record Number•Photograph (if available)•Includes up to 5 instances• of each

IDENT Data Response (IDR)

• IDR returned to IAFIS within 15 minutes

• If positive IDR returned, IAFIS forwards an Immigration Alien Query to the ICE Law Enforcement Support

• Combined IDR/Immigration Alien Response to end-user within 4 hours

Response Times

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What is the Secure Communities Operational Response?What is the Secure Communities Operational Response?

Perform immigration status determination

Provide IAR response to LEA via DOJ IAFIS and ICE Field Office within 4 hours

Provide 24 x 7 Coverage

Committed to taking enforcement action on all identified Level 1 criminal aliens booked into custody

Coordinate adequate bed space

Coordinate adequate transportation

Commence removal proceedings while in criminal custody

ICE LESC Response ICE Field Response

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What is the Initial Deployment Phase?What is the Initial Deployment Phase?

Key

New Site

Pilot Site Interoperability

Phase One State

AZ

TX

CA

FL

NC

VA

PA

MA

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Questions/Comments?

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Key TermsKey Terms

IAFIS – FBI’s Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System. This is the FBI’s biometric data repository.

IAQ – Immigration Alien Query. The IAQ is an NLETS message requesting immigration information on a given subject from the law enforcement center.

IAR – Immigration Alien Response. The LESC send this message in response to the IAQ.

IDENT – USVISIT’s Automated biometric ID system.

IDR – IDENT Data Response. This captures the basic biographics for the five most recent encounters that the individual has had with DHS.

LEA - Law Enforcement Agent/Agency.

LESC – Law Enforcement Support Center. ICE’s designated location for providing support to law enforcement agencies.

ORI – Originating Agency Identifier.

List of Key Secure Communities TermsList of Key Secure Communities Terms