IMMIGRATION COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT ICE TEAM

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IMMIGRATION COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT (ICE) TEAM

• Presentation to the
• Bali Ad Hoc Experts Group II Workshop on
• Identity Management Challenges and
  Opportunities for Cooperation

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BANGKOK ICE TEAM

• Airline Liaison Officers
• Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, France,
  Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nordic
  countries, UK, USA

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BANGKOK ICE

• The successful operation of the ICE team relies
  on the goodwill and kind cooperation of the Thai
  authorities, airlines and Embassies based in
  Thailand and abroad

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BANGKOK ICE

• Why Bangkok?
• Bangkok is a regional center for document fraud
• Bangkok is a major tourist/airline hub with many
  inbound flights from countries whose nationals
  often use fake documents, and with many outbound
  flights worldwide

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Bangkok ICE Role/Responsibility

• Provides advice to airlines, respective Embassy
  personnel and Thai authorities
• Provides training in fraudulent document
  detection and passenger assessment
• Analyses trends and provides the information to
  the Airport Operators Committee

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BANGKOK ICE

• PROCEDURAL
• Works to IATA Code of Conduct for Airline Liaison
  Officers
• Document Seizure ICAO Annex 9
• Each contracting state shall ensure that the
  public authorities seize fraudulent, falsified or
  counterfeit travel documents and the documents of
  a person impersonating the rightful holder
• Interdicted documents other than ICE countries
  referred to Thai Immigration or relevant
  Embassies

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BANGKOK ICE

• OPERATIONS
• Roster formed around countries individual
  responsibilities, covering airport from 5am-2am
  daily, 365 days per year
• Agreed to by all ICE members with variations to
  roster based on seasonal airline operations and
  intelligence

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BANGKOK ICE

• Bangkok Trends
• Most of the ICE work does not relate to Thai
  nationals
• Thai nationals interdicted by ICE are usually
  involved in the sex trade
• On average, ICE team gives advice that leads to
  interdictions of about 150-300 passengers per
  month.

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BANGKOK ICE passport nationalities July 2003
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Passenger Indicators

• Unusual Routings
• Tickets purchased Cash/Last Minute
• Little to No Baggage
• Passenger Behaviour Spokespersons
• Clothing
• Most referrals as a result of indicators other
  than documentation

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Boarding Pass Swappers

• Major problem sale of identity
• Highly organized smuggling syndicates
• Usually a farang checking in with
• own passport and ticket
• Many variations on the same theme