S870 Secondary Passenger Processing Lesson 2

Question 1

Under what condition would biometric lookouts indicate a referral to Secondary?

Answer 1

Mismatch or watchlist hit

Question 2

Under what condition would TECS/NCIC indicate a referral to Secondary?

Answer 2

Any TECS/NCIC hit warrants referral to Secondary.

Question 3

What does a TSDB hit indicate?

Answer 3

A TSDB hit indicates that the individual’s name is listed on a terrorist watchlist.

Question 4

Biometric lookouts capture biometric data of aliens and compare them with a centralized database. Persons arriving at an air, land, or sea POEs seeking entry into the United States are subject to what two biometric lookout requirements?

Answer 4

Fingerprints and photo

Question 5

A watchlist hit results when the biometric information matches biometric information of adverse records in the system. Examine the information in the record and information from previous encounters, using available queries. If an inadmissibility ground is discovered during interview/queries, the subject will be referred to hard Secondary for ______.

Answer 5

Adverse action processing

Question 6

What are 4 types of lookout intercepts?

Answer 6

• Biometric lookouts
• TECS Primary matches
• NCIC
• TSDB

Question 7

TECS/NCIC hits are referred to Secondary. The Secondary procedures for TECS/NCIC hits vary, depending on the record, but generally the following steps will apply:

Answer 7

• Perform system queries for:
  -Referral reason.
  -Previous encounters and travel history.
  -Other relevant information.
• Verify identity and determine citizenship.
• Verify positive match to the record. Computer systems such as the Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS) and IDENT can be used to verify if the subject is a match to the record.
• If negative match, get supervisory approval to create Primary Lookout Override (PLOR) and release.
• If positive match, refer to hard Secondary.

Question 8

What does TSDB stand for?

Answer 8

Terriost screening database

Question 9

TSDB lookouts are ________ whether the officer believes the subject is a match or not.
Contact the National Targeting Center (NTC).

Answer 9

Mandatory referrals

Question 10

A person identified as an exact match to a terrorist watch list hit shall be immediately referred to the _______ for further processing in accordance with the directive.

Answer 10

CTR team