INS May Act on Referrals from Interviews

INS has indicated that, where INS agents are not present at the interviews of approximately 5,000 foreign nationals and the interviewer suspects that a particular individual is in violation of status, those cases are expected to be referred to INS by the law enforcement officers. According to INS sources, local INS managers have been instructed to provide agents to locations where the agents can immediately respond if a state or local law enforcement officer suspects an immigration law violation.