305.29 Reporting Illegal Aliens to INS SR 03-06, 04/03 (FSM-A)

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Within 10 calendar days, inform:

• BCIS (attn.: Investigations) whenever a household or assistance group member proves to be an illegal alien. "Illegality" implies that the non-citizen has either entered the country illegally or is illegally remaining in the U.S.

• the U.S. Attorney General when the alien sponsor is sued for failure to support the alien and a final civil judgment against the sponsor has been obtained.

• the U.S. Attorney General when it is determined that an alien is indigent and consequently exempt from sponsor-to-immigrant deeming. See FSM 611.04, Exceptions to the Sponsor-to-Immigrant Deeming Principles.

Reporting Illegal Immigrants:

An alien must be reported to BCIS when:

• there is an admission by the applicant, another household member, or the household’s authorized representative, that illegal aliens are present in the household;

• BCIS documents presented by the household during the application process are determined to be forged; or

• a formal order of deportation or removal is presented by the household during the application or recertification process.

Inability or unwillingness to verify non-citizen status is not sufficient for a determination of illegality.