United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2003-06-18 monographic deposited born digital 55 p. GA 1.13:GAO-03-798 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-798 P0b002ee18039b038 f:d03798 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-798 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-798 GAO-03-798 Counterterrorism Immigrants Immigration information systems Immigration or emigration Interagency relations Internal controls National preparedness Policy evaluation Identification cards Department of State Consular Lookout and Support System Other Written Product A07113

The National Strategy for Homeland Security calls for preventing the entry of foreign terrorists into our country and using all legal means to identify; halt; and, where appropriate, prosecute or bring immigration or other civil charges against terrorists in the United States. GAO reported in October 2002 that the Department of State had revoked visas of certain persons after it learned they might be suspected terrorists, raising concerns that some of these individuals may have entered the United States before or after State's action. Congressional requesters asked GAO to (1) identify the policies and procedures of State, the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) that govern their respective visa revocation actions and (2) determine the effectiveness of the process. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-798/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-798.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-798/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-798.pdf GAO-03-798 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-798 Other Written Product GAO-03-798; Border Security: New Policies and Procedures Are Needed to Fill Gaps in the Visa Revocation Process; Counterterrorism Immigrants Immigration information systems Immigration or emigration Interagency relations Internal controls National preparedness Policy evaluation Identification cards Department of State Consular Lookout and Support System Title 8 Section 1227 Title 8 Section 1229a 8 U.S.C. 1227 8 U.S.C. 1229a Public Law 104-208 Public Law 107-56 Public Law 107-173 Public Law 107-296