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Appendix D - Primer on Airport Processes and Border Risk Management
Appendix D - Primer on Airport Processes and Border Risk Management
Pages 98-102
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Throughout the past decade, the developments in advance passenger information, biometric entry visa requirements, and intelligence gathering, among others, have radically transformed the nature of predeparture processes. As shown in Figure D-1, new tools, technologies, and processes have emerged to complement traditional risk management capabilities at the originating airport or country before departure to the United States.
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The CBP officer interviewing the traveler is responsible for admission of travelers to the United States, for a specified status and period of time. The evolution of visa requirements to now require visa applicants to provide biometrics -- digital fingerprints and a photograph -- has further enhanced the risk management of CBP upon the passenger's arrival to the United States.
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The ability to pre-screen frequent travelers and remove them from the traditional flow of passengers presenting themselves to a CBP Primary Officer creates a safer environment and enables increased passenger processing per officer. The United States currently offers two such programs for air travelers: Global Entry and NEXUS.
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Local Outbound Border Agency Inspection Risk: Unknown passenger threats that do not trigger warnings in other risk management tools Mitigation: Gather additional information from foreign border agency, if possible A number of foreign states have outbound border agency inspection in addition to inbound processes. The types of questions posed during interviews and the data collected varies by nation.
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While they do not act in a law enforcement capacity in foreign countries, they play a role in training and providing advice to local law enforcement and airlines in detecting fraudulent travel documents and in irregular migration and in making "no board" recommendations.
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