ENDGAME Office of Detention and Removal Strategic Plan, 2003 - 2012, Part 3
Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Detention and Removal

Reduce the backlog of other unexecuted final orders.

!" Reduce the criminal alien population. !" Remove all removable aliens. Strategies DRO will accomplish this mission through the execution of several strategies and key processes that can be grouped into five goal areas: DRO Goal One – Removals: Promote the integrity of the immigration removals process, deter immigration violations, and reduce recidivism through the implementation of cohesive enforcement strategies in conjunction with other programs facilitating the location, apprehension, processing of illegal aliens, and especially criminals, to ultimately effect appropriate action to include prosecution, detention and/or removal. Integral to making America more secure, the ICE removals program provides the final step in the immigration enforcement process. To accomplish this mission, DRO must be vigorous in its efforts to provide services commensurate with the demand from and efforts expended by other enforcement programs and agencies. DRO must increase its overall number of removals annually in order to thwart and deter continued growth in the illegal alien population and move toward a 100% rate of removal of all removable aliens. Therefore, to complete the enforcement process, the removals program must implement the following initiatives: (1.1) Objective One: Promote public safety and combat immigration-related crimes by removing individuals, especially criminals and other threats to public safety, who are unlawfully present in the United States. 1.1.1: Expeditiously identify and remove all Final Order Removals.

1.1.2: Develop national policy and procedures to execute Fugitive Operations mission. National Fugitive Operations Program (NFOP) - The Absconder Apprehension Initiative (AAI) announced in the Deputy Attorney General’s directive of January 25, 2002, indicated that there is a significant backlog of unexecuted final orders of removal. The NFOP will target this backlog by facilitating the apprehension and subsequent removal of those fugitives. The goal over the next ten years will be to eliminate this backlog and to ensure that our efforts in terms of apprehension and removal of fugitive cases equals the number of new cases falling into this category. 1.1.3: Manage an enhanced Institutional Removal Program with other custodial agencies (e.g., state early release program for deportation) after completing an effective and proper transition from the Investigations program. Institutional Removal Program (IRP) Transition - The purpose of the IRP is to ensure that aliens convicted of crimes in the U.S. are deported directly from correctional institutions, precluding their release into the community. To improve the efficiency of the IRP, the mission will be transferred from the ICE Investigations Program to DRO. This transfer will result in more efficient processing and better continuity in case management. These efficiencies will permit more aliens to be processed while incarcerated, thereby reducing the potential demand for ICE detention space. Overall, improved effectiveness of the IRP will increase the public safety, reduce the potential for future crimes, and enhance the welfare of our society.

Criminal Alien Removals – IEA Reclassification - The transition of the IRP Program into DRO will include the transfer of approximately 301 Immigration Agent (IA) positions from Investigations and will combine them with the existing DRO Detention Enforcement Officer (DEO) force. These two positions will be merged into one Immigration Enforcement Agent (IEA) to make the duties and responsibilities of these officers more appropriate to the work that they must complete. Creation of the IEA will make this entry-level position a true foundation for an officer’s career development. This will afford those who are interested the opportunity to apply for any of the senior officer positions and continue their career growth within ICE. It will also allow a more seamless transition, and ultimately successful management, of the IRP. 1.1.4: Build partnerships with all stakeholders to facilitate the removal process. (1.2) Objective Two: Support ICE efforts to deter illegal migration. 1.2.1: Build partnerships, and report on success as well as failures, with the DOJ and/or U.S. Attorney’s Office to enforce an effective and deterrent prosecutorial program through the enforcement of existing INA statutes and sentencing and to expedite the removal process. !" Coordinate the development and implementation of fines and penalties to create deterrence to the violation of INA and U.S. immigration laws and proceedings. !" Establish and enforce a national prosecutorial program with respect to DRO-related offenses (e.g. reentries after deportation).

!" Propose legislation for “automatic sentencing” in all criminal conviction cases (federal and state) involving aliens present in the U.S. in violation of the INA; that will put the re-entry violator behind bars without the need for additional prosecution if removed originally as a result of a criminal conviction. 1.2.2: Acquire, deploy, and use current and future technologies such as retina, DNA, and/or fingerprint samplings to positively identify aliens currently and previously involved in the removal process. DRO Goal Two – Custody Management: Provide for the safe, secure, and humane confinement of persons detained in accordance with immigration law. Processes within the custody management function serve as critical tools to effect removals. Custody management methods and procedures are extremely visible and highly scrutinized, and must reflect and support changes in immigration enforcement policy. Immigration and removal policy over the years has generated a greater and more diverse population of aliens that need to be detained and removed. Therefore, detention strategies and resources must be enhanced along with other programs and initiatives to ensure they are properly supported and can be accomplished. In support of its vigorous removal strategies, DRO must implement the following initiatives to bolster detention operations to a successful level. (2.1) Objective One: Provide safe, secure and humane detention facilities and methods. (Methods are defined, for example, as the nature and extent of the restraints depending on the characteristics of the detainee.) 2.1.1: Ensure facilities comply with recognized building and safety codes as well as national detention standards.

Detention Standards – Quality Assurance/Compliance - Through this initiative, ICE will continue to inspect Service Processing Centers (SPCs), contract facilities and jails, and place an on-site officer at larger contract and inter-governmental service agreement sites as a liaison to aid in addressing daily detainee issues. This initiative will also allow ICE to conduct three reviewer-training classes (50 per class) and establish a contract for assistance in conducting quality assurance reviews. ICE will also review SPC Emergency Plans, develop and implement a standard for Facility Emergency and Disturbance Control Plans, and amend, develop and implement Detention Standards as indicated by the quality assurance reviews. Detention Facility Staffing - This initiative will improve the staff-toworkload ratio to enhance the rate of removals. It will also improve the ratio of DRO to contract officers to enable improved efficiency and security through increased flexibility in staff utilization. Chaplaincy - In accordance with prescribed detention standards, DRO will place a chaplain in each of its Service Processing Centers (SPCs). This will ensure that detainees of different faiths are provided reasonable and equitable opportunities to pursue their respective religious practices. Health Care - ICE will expand the health care delivery system to fit current and future needs in the most cost-effective way. This includes increasing the services currently provided by the Public Health Service (PHS). It also includes an overall upgrade of the Immigration Health Information System (IHIS), involving the creation of an electronic surveillance system for communicable diseases that will help to control costs and significantly increase administrative efficiency. This initiative will allow ICE to maintain appropriate staff levels to provide the health care needed by detainees. It will especially enhance the movement of detainees to the most optimal site based on their health conditions, and will clear them for removal more quickly. 2.1.2: Ensure detainees are properly classified for risk and placed accordingly. 2.1.3: Ensure officers have the knowledge, skills and abilities needed to enforce compliance with detention standards and guidelines. (2.2) Objective Two: Optimize detention space / system. (This objective will be accomplished in concert with other federal detention agencies as the DHS and other government entities are organized.) 2.2.1: Ensure sufficient and appropriate bed space is available based on detention category, characteristics and conditions of release. 2.2.2: Enhance partnerships with other federal detention agencies for better use of their resources to include facilities and training. 2.2.3: Develop a National Custody Management Plan promoting the effective utilization of available bed space and alternative detention settings. In response to its fiscal stakeholders, DRO will develop a national custody management plan to ensure that facility use is standard throughout the country and that bed space use is optimized for cost efficiency. Additionally, bed space use will be integrated with the optimization of transportation procedures in support of the overall removal effort. DRO’s partnering program will be expanded to this arena to ensure that detention needs are satisfied where and when they are needed, in an appropriate and civil manner.

Released Alien Monitoring – NonDetained Docket Management - To create and implement cost-effective programs for custody and release that enable the ICE to better utilize its bed space, resources, and manpower while maintaining compliance with immigration law, DRO will expand its alternatives to detention program. This program currently includes non-traditional detention facilities such as halfway houses and family shelters. DRO will also pursue the deployment of an “intensive supervision program” for both criminal and non-criminal aliens. Findings of an accomplished pilot project reveal that there are effective options to “traditional” detention methods. Detention bed space made available by eligible detainees selected to participate in “alternatives to detention” will be back-filled with incoming detainees. Through this initiative, DRO expects to increase the rate of appearance by ten points each year until reaching 100 percent appearance. 2.2.4: Develop transportation and logistics systems to optimize the efficient use of bed space and support removal operations. National Fleet System - A comprehensive National Transportation Plan will be developed to maximize use of DRO’s limited air and ground resources while ensuring efficiency. A National Strategy will consider all needs and propose a plan for coordinated ground and air movements on a nationwide basis, thus saving money and staff resources. The plan will also suggest methods and procedures to maintain a ready transportation fleet that is both safe and secure. (2.3) Objective Three: Provide alternative detention settings and methods. (This objective will be accomplished in concert with other federal detention agencies as the DHS and other government entities are reorganized.) 2.3.1: Develop and implement an effective monitoring program for aliens released on supervision, recognizance or bond using a variety of methods, including technology. 2.3.2: Explore options to establish, as appropriate, non-traditional detention settings for asylees and non-violent aliens. Soft Detention - This initiative will provide softer but still safe, secure, and humane detention for adult asylum seekers and family groups. The ICE detained population has grown in both numbers and diversity in recent years and the method for detaining that population must also change. For example, under current conditions, family groups are often held in hotels because there are not adequate facilities available to house both adults and juveniles together. Also, many asylum-seekers would be more appropriately placed in a setting for noncriminals who pose very little risk of flight or danger to the community. DRO Goal Three – Non-Detained Docket: Provide effective control of persons released into the community during immigration proceedings or while awaiting removal. (3.1) Objective One: Ensure that released individuals comply with the conditions of their release. 3.1.1: Develop an effective non-detained case management program that: 1. Utilizes a variety of methods and available technology; 2. Implements uniform reporting procedures for all released aliens appropriate to their risk and released status; 3. Enforces the appropriate consequences for those in violation of the conditions of their release; and 4. Eliminates the backlog of unexecuted final orders of removal. 3.1.2: Explore options to establish, as appropriate, non-traditional detention settings such as halfway houses or work release centers for non-removable low risk criminal aliens. Alternatives to Detention - DRO’s custody management will not be limited to routine detention. DRO will support several Attorney General mandates with alternatives to detention and alternative settings. DRO staff is working with other offices within the DOJ to develop methods to monitor and manage individuals who do not pose a threat to society and do not need to be detained. By releasing this type of individual, bed space is liberated for those individuals demanding controlled detention. These released (non-detained) individuals, however, must be managed to ensure their compliance with release guidelines. 3.1.3: Enhance partnerships with local law enforcement agencies to develop, implement and maintain an integrated system to share information, intelligence and resources, and to coordinate enforcement actions. (3.2) Objective Two: Enhance partnerships with EOIR and DOJ Counsel. 3.2.1: Coordinate with DOJ counsel and the courts to effect the expedient transfer of an individual to ICE custody after a decision of final order has been rendered. 3.2.2: Coordinate with area Immigration Counsel and especially EOIR to share real time information within DACS (EREM, ENFORCE) while the case is in proceedings.
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DRO Goal Four – Information Technology: Develop and implement a comprehensive integrated information technology system that provides operational and managerial data and supports all levels of DRO activities. (4.1) Objective One: Enhance existing data management systems. 4.1.1: Identify DRO Information Technology team to collaborate with IRM. 4.1.2: Assess current systems and then complete a requirements determination for the system. 4.1.3: Develop, if necessary, effective protocols for availability and use of existing systems to ensure timely and appropriate operational decisions. 4.1.4: Deploy a standard suite of automated tools allowing access to appropriate databases (i.e., NCIC, TECS, Choice Point, AutoTrack). (4.2) Objective Two: Develop a fully automated and integrated case management system. 4.2.1: Assess current systems and then complete a requirements determination for the system. 4.2.2: Design and deploy an integrated case management system that includes PHS electronic medical records. 4.2.3: Coordinate with government and law enforcement agencies to design a uniform data base management system with standard methods of collection, submission and exchange of data. (4.3) Objective Three: Develop fully automated management information systems.

4.3.1: Research the feasibility of using proven existing systems from other agencies and COTS to manage cases, the detention population and facilities (such as SENTRY used by BOP). 4.3.2: Resurrect and study the existing “detention management system” and “optimization plan”. 4.3.3: Develop and implement national custody management and transportation management information systems. 4.3.4: Develop the capability to conduct detailed financial analysis utilizing a documented business model with accurate cost data to support future budgetary planning, resource allocation, and cost optimization. (4.4): Objective Four: Maximize the capability to collect and disseminate intelligence data and trends on a real-time basis to support ICE enforcement objectives. 4.4.1: Train staff in recognition and reporting of relevant information for analysis and use. 4.4.2: Develop and maintain work processes in removals, custody management, and non-detained docket management so that the intelligence function is part of the day-to-day routine. 4.4.3: Assure IT systems (e.g., EREM) design optimizes the performance of appropriate intelligence functions by DRO to meet the needs of ICE enforcement objectives. 4.4.4: Partner with the Intelligence program to ensure that DRO-generated intelligence is appropriately collected and disseminated. 4.4.5: Create an Intelligence Officer position within the DRO ranks (can be a liaison officer from Intel) that collects, evaluates and disseminates intelligence.

DRO Goal Five – Human Capital Management: Recruit, train, and retain adequate numbers of professionals to maximize service-wide performance. (5.1) Objective One: Develop and implement a uniform staffing model to meet broad program needs. 5.1.1: Adapt the uniform staffing model to address specific local needs. 5.1.2: Develop and implement a variety of hiring and recruitment strategies. 5.1.3: Partner with Human Resources and related programs to identify and correct problems in hiring. (5.2) Objective Two: Maintain peak performance through continuous staff development. 5.2.1: Conduct a skills inventory to identify and correct gaps between staff capabilities and organizational needs. 5.2.2: Assess currently available internal and external training and develop appropriate training, accreditation programs and career paths for all DRO staff and appropriate external entities. 5.2.3: Provide appropriate and recurring training in accordance with the training and accreditation program. 5.2.4: Provide appropriate reference resources, guidance, and recurring training to ensure field operatives and managers are aware of and compliant with internal policy, procedures, and standards. 5.2.5: Ensure that national, uniform, standard operating procedures are in place, and appropriately executed for all program policies. (5.3) Objective Three: Provide an environment for the successful retention of DRO employees.

5.3.1: Conduct regular employee satisfaction surveys and exit interviews, and use other mechanisms to identify retention issues. 5.3.2: Coordinate with the Sustainment branch to implement retention initiatives such as family-friendly policies, retention benefits, and career paths. (5.4) Objective Four: Maintain peak performance through continuous organizational analysis. 5.4.1: Develop a quality assurance program to ensure all DRO operations maintain the highest levels of productivity, professionalism and quality.

recommend changes to individual strategies, performance measures, and this document, as appropriate, to reflect the political environment and operational requirements. Planning Cycle The planning cycle depicted on the following page will be integrated with Bureau and Department-wide schedules to build and submit the budget, submit performance reports, and develop a five-year business plan from which the Annual Performance Plans (APP) and Implementation Plans (IP) will be built. Entering into and maintaining a consistent cycle is one of the most critical elements for successful execution of this plan. The APP will be developed in the first quarter of the fiscal year for the following fiscal year and will serve as the foundation for developing the budget. In the second quarter of the fiscal year, the budget will be built to support the operational requirements described in the APP. In the third quarter of the fiscal year, the SPWG will conduct a mid-year performance review and begin preparing the IP to be distributed in the fourth quarter for execution on the first day of the following fiscal year. These are only a few of the milestones that must be met annually to ensure proper execution of this plan.

Effective This plan is effective upon receipt. The plan is not directive but provides the foundation for which DRO operations and budgets will be developed. The plan’s strategies will be institutionalized in a five-year business plan to be developed. The five-year business plan will lay out the strategies and operational requirements the Program must set into motion or accomplish over the next five years. Each year performance measures will be more specifically addressed in the Annual Performance Plan. The “rubber meets the road” with targets for performance measures identified in annual Implementation Plans. The implementation plan will be the execution document for this strategic plan. Therefore, all operations and budget requests must support the goals, objectives and strategies identified in this plan. Plan Maintenance The Strategic Plan Working Group (SPWG) will retain responsibility for maintaining this document. The SPWG will meet routinely, no less than quarterly, to conduct performance reviews and assess the status of strategic initiatives. The SPWG will

Glossary

Alien: Any person not a citizen of the United States. Absconder: An alien who has been ordered deported or removed whose whereabouts are unknown to DHS. Administrative Removals: A means of processing a criminal alien for removal if the alien is not a lawful permanent resident, has been convicted of an aggravated felony, and is not eligible for any relief from removal. A DHS officer issues the final order. Apprehension: The seizure, taking or arrest of a person on a criminal or administrative charge based on a violation of the immigration laws of the United States. Border Patrol Agent: A customs and border protection officer who is tasked with detecting and apprehending aliens who violate the borders and immigration laws of the United States. Their primary area of operations is between the ports of entry and to a depth of 100 miles from the international boundaries of the United States. Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Facilities: Federal prisons, camps, penitentiaries, institutions, or medical centers that detain or incarcerate individuals who have been charged or convicted and sentenced of federal crimes. C4I: Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence. Contract Facilities: Privately owned or operated detention facilities that have been contracted by the ICE or the Bureau of Prisons of US Marshals for ICE use. Criminal Alien: An illegal alien who is removable based on a criminal conviction in accordance with the Immigration and Nationality Act. Core Business Function: That very important activity around which a large number of the agency’s dollars, key resources, and people are organized to accomplish the agency’s mission or a principal portion of the agency’s mission. Custody Management: The act, manner, or practice of managing, caring for, supervising, or controlling the temporary holding of individuals charged with federal crimes or pending immigration hearings and removal proceedings and all applicable resources necessary to complete this function. Such resources include, but are not limited to, staff, facilities, equipment and transportation (ground and air). Deportable Alien: An alien in and admitted to the United States subject to any grounds of removal specified in the Immigration and Nationality Act. This includes any alien illegally in the U.S., regardless of whether the alien entered the country by fraud or misrepresentation or entered legally but subsequently violated the terms of his or her nonimmigrant classification or status. Deportable Alien Control System (DACS): ICE database that tracks the movements of detained and non-detained aliens within the immigration hearing and removal process.

Deportation: The formal removal of an alien from the U.S. when the alien has been found removable for violating the immigration laws. An immigration judge orders deportation without any punishment being imposed or contemplated. Prior to April 1997, deportation and exclusion were separate removal procedures. The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 consolidated these procedures. After April 1, 1997, aliens in and admitted to the U.S. may be subject to removal based on deportability. Deportation Officer (DO): An immigration and customs enforcement officer who enforces immigration laws within the interior of the United States. The DO is responsible for locating, apprehending, and removing illegal aliens after they have been issued a final order of removal, deportation, or exclusion. Detainers: A legal tool allowing agencies to maintain custody of or ensure the continued detention of an alien for various authorized reasons. Detention: The temporary holding of individuals charged with federal crimes or pending immigration hearings and removal proceedings. Detention and Removal Office (DRO): The ICE division responsible for the detention and removal of illegal aliens. Detention Enforcement Officer (DEO): An immigration and customs enforcement officer who primarily ensures the security, safety, and well being of aliens housed in detention facilities; this includes escort, transportation, facilities management, case management and consular activities. Docket Control: The ICE mechanism for tracking the case or status of potentially removable aliens. Escort Policy: A policy that significantly increased the numbers of aliens that DRO must escort aboard commercial vehicles and aircraft. This policy was promulgated as a result of the increasing numbers of criminals with whom DRO deals. Executive Office of Immigration Review: Department of Justice agency responsible for administering fair immigration hearings and determining the consequences of such hearings. Expedited Removal: The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 authorizes the DHS to quickly remove certain inadmissible aliens from the U.S. The authority covers aliens who are inadmissible because they have no entry documents or because they have used counterfeit, altered, or otherwise fraudulent or improper documents. The authority covers aliens who arrive in, attempt to enter, or have entered the U.S. without having been admitted or paroled by an immigration officer at a port-of-entry. The DHS has the authority to order the removal, and the alien is not referred to an immigration judge except under certain circumstances after an alien makes a claim to legal status in the U.S. or demonstrates a credible fear of persecution if returned to his or her home country. EOIR Removals: Ordered as a result of the decision of an Immigration Judge. This type can include criminal and non-criminal. Together with Expedited Removals, these account for the majority of removals.

Federal Financial Management System: An integrated, on-line, and real-time financial management system that is certified and approved for use by federal agencies. Final Order of Deportation or Removal: The order of the Immigration Judge, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) or other such Administrative Officer to whom the Attorney General has delegated the responsibility for determining whether an alien is removable, concluding that the alien is deportable, removable or excludable or ordering removal. Fugitive: An alien who has failed to depart the United States or report to a DHS officer after receiving a legal order to do so, or any alien wanted by the DHS for a violation of status, order or law. This includes aliens who have violated an order of supervision, failed to appear for a hearing, or one who has reentered the United States after having been previously removed. An absconder is also a subset of this definition as an alien who has an unexecuted final order of removal and whose whereabouts are unknown. Fugitive Operations Plan: See National Fugitive Operations Plan. Goal: A broadly–worded, forward-looking statement that describes a future-state-reflecting accomplishment of a substantial portion of the agency’s mission. Identify: Identification of the case(s) and alien(s) requiring a direct enforcement response or action by D&R staff (e.g., the identification of absconders, aliens who have violated the terms of their conditions of release, etc.) Immigration Enforcement Agent: An entry-level officer corps position created by combining the immigration enforcement authorities held by Detention Enforcement Officers and Immigration Agents. Immigration Judge: An attorney appointed by the Attorney General to act as an administrative judge within the Executive Office for Immigration Review. They are qualified to conduct specified classes of proceedings, including removal proceedings. Immigration Inspector: An immigration officer who determines who is eligible for admission into the U.S. at all ports of entry. Incarceration: Long-term confinement of individuals convicted of and sentenced for federal crimes. Institutional Removal Program: The IRP is a cooperative effort between ICE, the Executive Office of Immigration Review (EIOR), and federal, state and local correctional agencies to identify, process and remove criminal aliens while they are still incarcerated. Upon completion of their prison sentences, aliens who have been found removable through the IRP are taken into ICE custody and expeditiously removed. Intergovernmental Service Agreements (IGSA): Agreements between governmental agencies to support or provide requested services. Judicial Removals: Ordered as part of the criminal conviction of an alien in a federal district court. The order to remove is handed down by the federal judge as part of the sentence.

Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System (JPATS): System of air transportation networks and vehicles available to federal law enforcement agencies, most notably DRO and the U.S. Marshals Service, for the movement of federal prisoners and detained aliens. Key Process: A process has inputs of people, dollars, and other resources that are organized into a series of steps that produce an output. Key processes are those most critical processes that deliver the organization’s principal service(s). Core Business Function Key Process Locate/identify and obtain adequate detention space (traditional & non-traditional) Manage/monitor the detention population Manage/monitor detention space Community/external relations Internal integrity (internal audits/reviews) Transportation Identify removable aliens Locate removable aliens Apprehend removable aliens Process removable aliens Remove removable aliens

Custody Management

Removal

Locate: Actions taken to determine the whereabouts of alien(s) for the purpose of apprehension, questioning, or other appropriate responses. Length of Stay: The number of days in ICE detention. An alien’s length of stay in detention is the difference between the date of initial book-in to detention and the date of final release. National Fugitive Operations Plan: The objective of the NFOP is to eliminate the fugitive population as well as the growth into the same. To accomplish this, DRO will deploy fugitive operations teams sufficient in number to identify, locate and apprehend all aliens currently categorized as immigration fugitives. Objective: A fairly specific and future-oriented description of accomplishment of a significant portion of the Goal. Accomplishment of all the Objectives in aggregate would represent substantial accomplishment of the Goal. Partners: Those individuals inside or outside the agency who play a supportive role in achieving the objectives of the agency’s core business functions and key processes. Post Order Custody Review: A process precipitated by legislation mandating detention of certain aliens unless they can show that they are neither a danger to the community nor a flight risk. Under this process, DRO officers review the cases and backgrounds of these aliens, and decisions to release or continue detention are made. The process is very similar to parole review in the criminal justice system.

Prisoner Transfer Treaties: Several countries have entered into prisoner transfer treaties with the United States. Under these treaties, the United States may transfer certain prisoners to their home countries to complete the sentences they are serving. The DOJ Office of Enforcement Operations coordinates all treaties concerning the execution of penal sentences. Process: Management of an alien’s case from identification through removal. Will include updating the alien’s records in appropriate ICE enforcement databases, determination of appropriate enforcement action, and preparation/request of necessary documentation to initiate enforcement action. Would also include detention (including alternative detention settings) pending removal or if appropriate, release (with or without conditions) Re-Instatement of Final Orders: Prior orders of removal are re-instated when it is determined that an alien has illegally reentered the U.S. after being removed or having departed voluntarily under an alternate order of removal. If an alien returns to the U.S. and is placed in ICE custody, the final order may be re-activated and the alien removed with relative speed. Removal: The formal enforcement of the departure of an alien from the United States pursuant to a violation of immigration law. Service Processing Centers: DRO owned and operated detention facilities. Stakeholder: An individual, group of individuals, or another organization other than the customer or recipient of the agency’s services who has a high interest in the what, why, where, when, who, and how of the agency’s services, products, and/or activities. Strategy: The specific approaches or actions expressed in “outcome language” that are planned to accomplish part of the Objective. Strategic Challenges: Key threats or opportunities – internal and external – most closely related to the agency’s future success in executing its mission and/or to its very survival. Success Factors: Those qualities or characteristics of the service, product, or activity of the agency that are most closely associated with the agency’s success in the minds of key stakeholders and in the minds of the key recipients of the agency’s services/products. Student Exchange and Visitor Program: Student Exchange and Visitor Program (SEVP) provides tracking, monitoring, and access to accurate and current information on non-immigrant students (F and M visa) and exchange visitors (J visa). SEVP enables schools and program sponsors to transmit electronic information and event notifications via the Internet to the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of State throughout a student or exchange visitor’s stay in the United States. Temporary Protective Status: Authority granted to the Attorney General to specify certain nationalities that should temporarily be allowed to remain in the United States due to natural or political problems in their home countries. US-VISIT: Foreign visitors arriving at U.S. international airports and seaports will have their travel documents scanned and their photo and a fingerprint taken. This information will be checked against lists of those who should be denied entry for reasons such as terrorist connections, criminal violations, or past visa violations.

Voluntary Return/Departure: The departure of an alien from the U.S. without an order of removal. The departure may or may not have been preceded by a hearing before an immigration judge. An alien allowed to voluntarily depart concedes removability but does not have a bar to seeking admission at a port-of-entry at any time. Failure to depart within the time granted results in a fine and a ten-year bar to several forms of relief from deportation. Withdrawal: An arriving alien’s voluntary retraction of an application for admission to the U.S. in lieu of a removal hearing before an immigration judge or an expedited removal. Withdrawals are not included in nonimmigrant admission data. Acronym ABA ACA ADDD A-File AILA BIA BOP BOR BP BTS CAIS CBO CBP CDF CIA CIS COTS D&R DACS DC DDO DEO DHS DO DOJ DOS ENFORCE EOIR EREM FBI Identification American Bar Association American Correctional Association Assistant District Director Detention and Removal Alien File – the physical paper file American Immigration Lawyers Association Board of Immigration Appeal Bureau of Prisons Border Patrol Border Patrol Border and Transportation Security Criminal Alien Investigations System Community Based Organizations Customs and Border Protection Contract Detention Facility Central Intelligence Agency Customs and Immigration Service Commercial Off the Shelf Detention and Removal Deportable Alien Control System Docket Clerk Detention & Deportation Officer Detention Enforcement Officer Department of Homeland Security Deportation Officer Department of Justice Department of State ENFORCE Case Tracking System Executive Office for Immigration Review ENFORCE Removal Module Federal Bureau of Investigation

Acronym FTA FY GPRA HQDRO IBIS ICE IDENT IGSA IIRIRA ILAPR INA INS JPATS LESC MOU NCIC NGO NTA OIA OIC OIRM OR OS PIO PHS POCR POE SDDO SDEO SDO SENTRY SEVP SIR TPS USMS US-VISIT VD

Identification Failure to Appear Fiscal Year Government Performance and Results Act Headquarters, Detention and Removal Operations Interagency Border Inspection System Immigration and Customs Enforcement Automated Biometrics Identification System Inter-Governmental Service Agreement Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act Identify, Locate, Apprehend, Process, Remove Immigration and Nationality Act Immigration and Naturalization Service Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System Law Enforcement Support Center Memorandums of Understanding FBI’s National Crime Information Center Non-Governmental Organization Notice to Appear Office of Internal Affairs Officer in Charge Office of Information Resources Management Order of Recognizance Order of Supervision Public Information Officer Public Health Service Post Order Custody Review Port of Entry Supervisory Detention and Deportation Officer Supervisory Detention Enforcement Officer Supervisory Deportation Officer BOP’s national on-line automated information system Student Exchange and Visitor Program Significant Incident Report Temporary Protective Status United States Marshals Service Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology Voluntary Departure

REFERENCES: a) b) c) d) e) National Strategy for Homeland Security, 2002 Immigration and Customs Enforcement Strategic Goals, (DRAFT) 2003 DRO Program Description, 2002. The Government Performance and Results Act, 1993. A National Security Strategy for a New Century, 1999.

Strategic Plan Working Group
Office of Detention and Removal Washington DC, 20536 Phone: 202.305.2734 Fax: 202.353.9435 e-mail: SPWG@dhs.gov