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CBP's Screening and Release of Potential "Special Interest Aliens" with Ties to a Human Smuggling Network

Project Objective

Review U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) screening of potential Special Interest Aliens, who CBP later learned had entered the United States with assistance from a smuggling network with ties to a foreign terrorist organization.

DHS Component
CBP
Project Mission
Counter Terrorism and Homeland Threats
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