Fri, Jun 04, 2010
Program Allows For ID Of High-Risk Persons Before They Board An
Airliner
The United States and France have established an arrangement to
implement the Immigration Advisory Program (IAP)--which allows for
the identification of high-risk travelers at foreign airports
before they board aircraft bound for the United States--at Paris'
Charles De Gaulle International Airport. DHS Secretary Janet
Napolitano (pictured, right) made the announcement
Thursday.
"Terrorism is a global threat that requires an international
response," said Secretary Napolitano. "This collaboration will
enhance both the United States' and France's capabilities to
protect our immigration systems as well as the global aviation
network from abuse by terrorists and transnational criminals."
IAP allows specialized U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
personnel posted in foreign airports to utilize current targeting
and passenger analysis information and/or an assessment of
passengers' documentation to identify high-risk persons bound for
the United States and make "no board" recommendations to carriers
and host governments.
The arrangement--formalized over the weekend by DHS Assistant
Secretary for Policy David Heyman and French Minister of
Immigration, Integration, National Identity and Mutually-Supportive
Development Eric Besson--will help combat the use of fraudulent
travel documents, prevent terrorists and other criminals from
entering the United States, disrupt human smuggling and strengthen
cooperation between CBP and French officials. A formal signing of
the IAP arrangement will follow in August.
Secretary Napolitano signed a similar arrangement with Spanish
Interior Minister Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba on July 1,
2009--implementing IAP at Madrid Barajas International Airport. DHS
currently has IAP arrangements with seven countries and operates at
nine locations.
In January, Secretary Napolitano traveled to Toledo, Spain, to
meet with her European counterparts regarding ways to bolster
international aviation security measures and standards. The
U.S.-E.U. joint declaration on aviation security that resulted from
these meetings committed the U.S. and its participating partners to
enhancing channels for information sharing--including the
utilization and exchange of liaison officers such as the CBP
personnel stationed abroad through IAP.
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