From www.greencardfamily.com/news/news2007/news2007_0911.htm
DHS recently published a notice to broaden the sharing of the alien
arrival and departure database with other agencies and foreign
government for the homeland security and counterterrism. The database,
called the arrival-and-departure information system, contains
information collected at U.S. ports of entry and departure on all
foreigners who enter, travel within or leave the United States.
Until now, information in the database has been primarily shared only
within Homeland Security. That is expected to change in the future. It
is thus expected that intelligence agencies will contact the DHS more
often for information on foreigners that are under investigation. The
database could provide critical information during investigations,
especially concerning whether a foreign subject is inside the United
States.
The information in the database may be shared with federal, state,
local, tribal, foreign or international government intelligence or
counterterrism agencies; or components where DHS becomes aware of an
indication of a threat or potential threat to national or
international security; or where such use is toist in anti-
terrorism efforts and disclosure is appropriate to the proper
performance of the official duties of the person making the
disclosures.
Reportedly information in the database can come from foreign
governments. According to the notice, information may be derived from
records related to entry or exit data of foreign countries collected
by foreign governments. - www.greencardfamily.com/news/news2007/news2007_0911.htm
Peter
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