[IP] IP] the INS and "welcome to the USA"
Delivered-To: dfarber+@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2004 12:47:25 -0800
From: Joachim Feise <jfeise@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [IP] the INS and "welcome to the USA"
To: dave@xxxxxxxxxx
Dave Farber said on 1/18/2004 10:44:
>
> It seems that INS agents, now under authority of the Dept of Homeland
> Security have no effective review of their actions. Hardly comforting
> when considering the abrogation of our civil liberties in the name of
> 'national security.
Dave,
besides that fact that INS no longer exists and the border inspections
are done under the auspices of the Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
department of the DHS, they have a complaint procedure:
<http://help.customs.gov/cgi-bin/customs.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_sid=IkT2HI1h&p_lva=&p_faqid=29&p_created=1043364935&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9ncmlkc29ydD0mcF9yb3dfY250PTIyJnBfc2VhcmNoX3RleHQ9JnBfcHJvZF9sdmwxPTExOCZwX3Byb2RfbHZsMj1_YW55fiZwX2NhdF9sdmwxPX5hbnl_JnBfY2F0X2x2bDI9fmFueX4mcF9wYWdlPTE*&p_li=>
It is known, of course, that legacy INS has often been rude to travelers
from abroad. In 2000, the Portland, Oregon INS in particular made the
headlines:
http://www.house.gov/baird/prinsmeeting.htm
http://www.pulitzer.org/year/2001/public-service/works/oregonian4.html
http://www.pulitzer.org/year/2001/public-service/works/oregonian10.html
-Joachim
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