Successful completions of criminal alien cases for February 2003 decreased 5 percent when compared to February 2002, while the same comparison for employer completions showed a decrease of 81 percent. Fraud completions in February 2003 decreased 41 percent when compared to the same month last year, while smuggling completions increased by 39 cases or 144 percent.

Data Source: PAS G-23.19 & 19.1

 

• Definitions: Achieved Objectives: a "closed" case where an adverse action has been taken against the target of the case, such as cessation of activity, conviction, removal, denial, disbarment, injunction, restitution/forfeiture or other objectives that were identified in the course of investigation (e.g., systemic or regulatory issues resolved, etc.). Case Types: Criminal alien cases include large-scale organizations engaged in ongoing criminal activity and individual aliens convicted of a crime such as drug trafficking or terrorism. Employer cases include investigations that target employers who knowingly hire or who continue to employ illegal aliens. Fraud cases include marriage fraud, immigration benefit fraud, Employer Sanctions document fraud, and entitlement fraud. Smuggling cases target persons or entities that bring, transport, harbor, or smuggle illegal aliens into or within the United States.

   

   

• Employer completions increased sharply in January 2003 due largely to the addition of the Worksite Enforcement National Interest/Investigations in San Diego at the time of the NFL’s Super Bowl.