Individuals with Multiple 

Identities in Historical 

Fingerprint Enrollment 

Records Who Have 

Received Immigration 

Benefits 

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Individuals with Multiple Identities in 

Historical Fingerprint Enrollment Records Who 

Have Received Immigration Benefits 

September 25, 2017 

Why We Did This 

Inspection 

Following our September 

2016 report on U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration 

Services (USCIS) granting 

citizenship to individuals 

ordered deported or 

removed under another 

identity, we received a 

congressional request to 

more broadly examine the 

number of individuals who 

“may have naturalized 

fraudulently.” In response, 

we determined how many 

aliens with multiple 

identities whose fingerprints 

were uploaded into an 

electronic system through 

the first phase of Historical 

Fingerprint Enrollment 

(HFE I) received immigration 

benefits, the benefit 

received, and the country of 

origin. 

What We Recommend 

We are making no 

recommendations in this 

report. 

For Further Information: 

Contact our Office of Public Affairs at 

(202) 254-4100, or email us at 

DHS-OIG.OfficePublicAffairs@oig.dhs.gov 

What We Found 

In response to a congressional request, we 

analyzed a USCIS data set of aliens whose 

fingerprints had been uploaded into the 

Automated Biometric Identification System 

(IDENT) through HFE I. From this data set, we 

determined that, as of April 24, 2017, 9,389 

aliens USCIS identified as having multiple 

identities had received an immigration benefit. 

When taking into account the most current 

immigration benefit these aliens received, we 

determined that naturalization, permanent 

residence, work authorization, and temporary 

protected status represent the greatest number 

of benefits, accounting for 8,447 or 90 percent of 

the 9,389 cases. Benefits approved by USCIS for 

the other 10 percent of cases, but not discussed 

in this report, include applications for asylum 

and travel documents. According to USCIS, 

receiving a deportation order or having used 

another identity does not necessarily render an 

individual ineligible for immigration benefits. 

USCIS has drafted a policy memorandum 

outlining how it will prioritize for review cases of 

individuals with multiple identities whose 

fingerprints were uploaded into IDENT through 

HFE. 

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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 

Department of Homeland Security 

Washington, DC 20528 / www.oig.dhs.gov 

September 25, 2017 

MEMORANDUM FOR: James McCament 

Acting Director 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 

Thomas D. Homan 

Acting Director 

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 

FROM: John Roth ~~'\(oh Inspector General 

SUBJECT: Individuals with Multiple Identities in Historical 

Fingerprint Enrollment Records Who Have Received 

Immigration Benefits 

For your action is our final report, Individuals with Multiple Identities in 

Historical Fingerprint Enrollment Records Who Have Received Immigration 

Benefits. We have incorporated your offices' technical comments, as 

appropriate. We made no recommendations in this report. 

Consistent with our responsibility under the Inspector General Act, we will 

provide copies of our report to congressional committees with oversight and 

appropriation responsibility over the Department of Homeland Security. We will 

post the report on our website for public dissemination. 

Please call me with any questions, or your staff may contact 

Jennifer L. Costello, Assistant Inspector General for Inspections and 

Evaluations or Angela Garvin, Deputy Assistant Inspector General, at 

(202) 254-4100. 

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Background 

On September 8, 2016, we issued a report, Potentially Ineligible Individuals 

Have Been Granted U.S. Citizenship Because of Incomplete Fingerprint Records 

(OIG-16-130). As a result of our inspection, we determined that U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) granted U.S. citizenship to some 

individuals ordered deported or removed under another identity when, during 

the naturalization process, their digital fingerprint records were not available in 

the Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT). We also reported that 

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) later identified about 

315,000 fingerprint records missing from IDENT for aliens who had final 

deportation orders or who were criminals or fugitives. ICE received $5 million 

to process the 315,000 records through the Historical Fingerprint Enrollment 

(HFE) project. At that time, ICE reviewed about 167,000 alien files and enrolled 

the available fingerprint records into IDENT through what was called HFE I. 

After the $5 million was exhausted, about 148,000 alien files were left to 

review. 

In our report we recommended that ICE finish reviewing the 148,000 alien files 

for fingerprint records of aliens with final deportation orders, criminal histories, 

or who are fugitives, and digitize and upload into IDENT all available 

fingerprint records. The Department of Homeland Security concurred with our 

recommendation and planned to complete processing of the remaining 148,000 

alien files in June 2017. As of August 2017, we had not received a formal 

request from ICE to close the recommendation. We also recommended that 

USCIS, ICE, and the DHS Office of Operations Coordination establish a plan for 

evaluating the eligibility of each naturalized citizen whose fingerprint record 

revealed a deportation order under a different identity. DHS also concurred 

with this recommendation and reported in June 2017 that it had completed its 

review of the naturalized citizens, prioritized the cases for prosecution, and had 

begun presenting them to the Department of Justice (DOJ) for action. As a 

result, we closed this recommendation. 

On September 27, 2016, we received a letter from Representative Bennie G. 

Thompson requesting we consider “a broader examination of the number of 

individuals who may have naturalized fraudulently.” In a subsequent 

discussion, Representative Thompson’s staff asked us to determine whether 

aliens whose digital fingerprints were uploaded into IDENT through HFE I had 

received immigration benefits. In response to this request, we sought to 

determine how many of the 167,000 aliens with multiple identities whose 

fingerprints were uploaded into IDENT through HFE I received immigration 

benefits, the type of benefit they received, and their country of origin. For this 

report, the country of origin is the country of citizenship cited by the alien on 

the USCIS benefit application form. 

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Results of Review
 

We analyzed a USCIS data set of aliens whose fingerprints had been uploaded 

into IDENT through HFE I. From this data set, we determined that, as of April 

24, 2017, 9,389 aliens USCIS identified as having multiple identities1 had 

received an immigration benefit. Taking into account the most current 

immigration benefit these aliens received,2 naturalization, permanent 

residence, work authorization, and temporary protected status represent the 

greatest number of benefits, accounting for 8,447 or 90 percent of the 9,389 

cases. Benefits approved by USCIS for the other 10 percent of cases, but not 

discussed in this report, include applications for asylum and travel documents. 

According to USCIS, receiving a deportation order or having used another 

identity does not necessarily render an individual ineligible for immigration 

benefits. 

USCIS has drafted a policy memorandum, Guidance for Prioritizing IDENT 

Derogatory Information Related to Historical Fingerprint Enrollment Records 

(draft policy memo), outlining how it will review cases of individuals with 

multiple identities whose fingerprints were uploaded into IDENT through HFE. 

Per the draft policy memo, USCIS will prioritize cases for review according to 

the type of approved immigration benefit. USCIS will take appropriate action if 

it determines the individual engaged in fraud or willful misrepresentation, or 

obtained the benefit unlawfully, and is not subject to an exception or eligible 

for a waiver. Actions include rescinding, revoking, or terminating an 

immigration benefit, and/or initiating removal proceedings; or referring the 

case to the appropriate enforcement authority (i.e., ICE or DOJ). USCIS will not 

take action if it determines the alien was eligible for the benefit. 

Naturalization 

Individuals from other countries may apply to become naturalized U.S. citizens 

and may be granted citizenship, provided they meet the eligibility requirements 

established by Congress. To become a naturalized citizen, aliens must file Form 

N-400 (Application for Naturalization) with USCIS, the adjudication authority. 

Aliens are required to reveal on the N-400 and during naturalization interviews 

any other identities they have used. However, according to USCIS officials, 

merely having used multiple identities does not necessarily render an 

1 USCIS screens benefit request forms and fingerprints using fraud criteria to identify multiple 

identities. Our data did not include aliens who were incorrectly flagged as having multiple 

identities, such as those with outdated marriage information. 

2 We analyzed only the most recent immigration benefit an alien received and did not take into 

account receipt of multiple benefits. Additionally, although a benefit may have been granted, it 

may no longer be valid. In our analysis, we did not take into account whether the approved 

benefits had expired. 

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individual ineligible for naturalization. USCIS determines whether individuals 

qualify for immigration benefits on a case-by-case basis. 

Based on our analysis of USCIS data, we determined that USCIS approved 

3,053 HFE I aliens3 with multiple identities for naturalization. Of those 

approved, as of April 24, 2017, 2,536 individuals from 107 different countries 

were naturalized; 517 were approved, but had not yet been naturalized. 

The USCIS draft policy memo prioritizes reviewing cases of HFE I individuals 

who obtained citizenship through naturalization. As of July 2017, USCIS had 

referred three of these cases to DOJ for denaturalization. On June 13, 2017, 

USCIS also directed its field staff not to naturalize the 517 HFE I individuals 

with approved naturalization applications who may have multiple identities 

until the multiple identity is addressed. 

Figure 1 shows the top 10 countries of origin for HFE I aliens with multiple 

identities who have been naturalized. Appendix A contains a list of all countries 

of origin for all 2,536 naturalized individuals and appendix B lists the countries 

of origin for 517 HFE I aliens approved for naturalization, but not yet 

naturalized. 

Figure 1: Top 10 Countries of Origin for HFE I Aliens Naturalized 

600 

500 

400 

300 

200 

100 

0 

545 

244 

181 170 167 

120 119 116 82 68 

Source: Office of Inspector General (OIG) analysis of USCIS data as of April 24, 2017 

3 In this report, we use “HFE I aliens” to mean individuals ICE has identified as having 

deportation orders or as criminals or fugitives whose fingerprint records were digitized and 

uploaded into IDENT through HFE I. 

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Permanent Residence 

Certain aliens who currently reside in the United States may be eligible for 

permanent residence (a “green card”), which they may apply for by submitting 

Form I-485 (Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status) to 

USCIS.4 USCIS conducts background checks in various DHS databases and 

reviews the applicant’s eligibility for the benefit under immigration laws and 

regulations. 

Individuals who have already been granted a green card and who need to renew 

or replace it submit USCIS Form I-90 (Application to Replace Permanent 

Resident Card). Before granting the renewed or replacement card, USCIS 

verifies that the applicant is the same person who received the initial green 

card. According to USCIS, it will not delay renewing or replacing a green card if 

derogatory information is uncovered during the reissuance process, but it will 

review the derogatory information and take appropriate action as needed. 

Based on our data analysis, we determined that USCIS granted green cards to 

893 HFE I aliens with multiple identities who came from 59 countries. USCIS 

renewed or replaced green cards for 1,754 HFE I aliens with multiple identities 

who came from 80 countries. 

In its draft policy memo, USCIS prioritizes review of individuals with multiple 

identities whose fingerprints were uploaded into IDENT through HFE and who 

have green cards immediately after those who have been naturalized. But, as of 

July 2017, USCIS had not started reviewing HFE I individuals who had been 

granted green cards or who had received renewed or replaced green cards. 

Figure 2 shows the top 12 countries of origin for HFE I aliens who were granted 

a green card or received a renewed or replacement card. Appendix C contains 

the countries of origin for all 893 HFE I aliens granted a green card. Appendix 

D lists the countries of origin for all 1,754 HFE I aliens who renewed or 

replaced green cards. 

4 According to a USCIS official, other approved forms may also result in obtaining permanent 

resident status. 

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Figure 2: Top 12 Countries of Origin for HFE I Aliens Granted a Green 

Card or Who Received a Renewed or Replacement Green Card 

350 

300 

250 

200 

150 

100 

50 

0 

322 

278 

221 

175 

161 

115 

90 99 

119 124 

45 

58 

40 

82 

43 

61 57 

34 28 26 16 10 7 6 

Green Card 

Renewed/Replaced 

Source: OIG analysis of USCIS data as of April 24, 2017 

Employment Authorization 

Certain aliens who wish to work in the United States must apply for an 

Employment Authorization Document (EAD). Applicants complete USCIS Form 

I-765 (Application for Employment Authorization), indicating that they belong 

to certain categories of individuals eligible to receive an EAD, which include 

asylees, refugees, eligible family members, and individuals receiving temporary 

immigration benefits, such as temporary protected status (TPS) or foreign 

student visas. Aliens who have received final deportation orders from an 

immigration judge are also eligible to request work authorization if they provide 

USCIS with documentation showing (1) dependents’ reliance on them for 

support; (2) an economic necessity for employment; or (3) the anticipated 

length of time before removal from the United States. 

Our analysis of USCIS data showed that 1,360 HFE I aliens received an EAD. 

According to USCIS, because receiving an EAD is always tied to another 

principal immigration status or category, such as TPS, EADs will be reviewed 

when the principal benefit expires and is reviewed for renewal. 

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Figure 3 shows the top 10 countries of origin for HFE I aliens who received an 

EAD. Appendix E contains a list of the countries of origin for all 1,360 HFE I 

aliens who received an EAD. 

Figure 3: Top 10 Countries of Origin for HFE I Aliens Who Received an 

Employment Authorization Document 

600

500

400

300

200

100

0

570 

119 

92 87 86 

63 

42 40 22 22 

Source: OIG analysis of USCIS data as of April 24, 2017 

Temporary Protected Status 

The Secretary of Homeland Security designates foreign countries eligible for 

TPS if the conditions in those countries, such as ongoing civil wars or recovery 

from a natural disaster, prevent safe repatriation. All nationals of TPSdesignated countries must complete USCIS Form I-821 (Application for 

Temporary Protected Status). Eligible individuals must prove that they are 

nationals of a TPS-designated country and that they have continuously resided 

in the United States since the effective date of the TPS designation. 

Our analysis of USCIS data showed that 1,387 HFE I aliens were granted TPS. 

Because all TPS applicants must also apply for an EAD, USCIS often issues 

these benefits together, but in our data analysis, we took into account only one 

benefit for each HFE I alien. 

As of July 2017, USCIS had not reviewed the cases of individuals with multiple 

identities whose fingerprints were uploaded into IDENT through HFE and who 

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received TPS, but it is currently determining how to identify those individuals 

who may have tried to change their country of origin to qualify for TPS. 

Figure 4 shows that these HFE I aliens who received TPS were primarily from 

El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti. 

Figure 4: Countries of Origin for HFE I Aliens Who Received Temporary 

Protected Status 

1,016 

322 

32 17 

El Salvador 

Honduras 

Haiti 

Other Countries* 

Source: OIG analysis of USCIS data as of April 24, 2017
 

*The other countries of origin cited by the alien on the benefit form are Guinea, Liberia, Mexico, 

Nicaragua, China, Guatemala, Philippines, Somalia, and Sudan; the country of origin for one
 

HFE I alien was unknown.
 

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Objective, Scope, and Methodology
 

DHS OIG was established by the Homeland Security Act of 2002, Pub. L. No. 

107−296, 116 Stat. 2135, which amended the Inspector General Act of 1978. 

We conducted this review in response to a congressional request to determine 

how many aliens with multiple identities whose fingerprints were digitized and 

uploaded into IDENT through HFE I received immigration benefits, the type of 

benefit they received, and their country of origin. 

We reviewed an OIG report, OIG-16-130; a U.S. Government Accountability 

Office report; and a DOJ report on immigration benefit fraud and the use of 

digital fingerprint records. We also reviewed Privacy Impact Assessments, draft 

of the Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT) Data Interpretation 

Reference Guide, DHS immigration systems documentation, a summary 

presentation of the ICE HFE effort as of December 2016, and USCIS data on 

efforts to denaturalize individuals as of March 2017. We also reviewed a USCIS 

summary presentation on the types of immigration benefits granted. 

We interviewed headquarters officials from ICE Enforcement and Removal 

Operations Law Enforcement Systems and Analysis Division, National 

Protection and Programs Directorate Office of Biometric Identity Management, 

USCIS Field Operations Directorate, and USCIS Fraud Detection and National 

Security Directorate. 

We analyzed a USCIS data set of aliens whose fingerprints had been uploaded 

into IDENT through HFE I as of April 24, 2017. The data contained information 

on known identities for the HFE I aliens, the last USCIS benefit application 

form number submitted and approved, and the country of citizenship cited by 

the alien on the benefit form. 

For some HFE I cases, the approved benefit was clear. For cases in which the 

approved benefit was not clear, we determined the benefit status by reviewing 

the raw data provided by USCIS. We identified the last benefit approved and 

noted the form number in the data set for that case. If the last benefit was not 

approved and no other benefits had been approved, we noted so. If the last 

benefit was denied, but a different benefit had been approved before, we noted 

the form number of the prior approval. We did not analyze cases that were 

denied, rejected, or pending. 

We analyzed 9,389 cases of HFE I aliens that USCIS identified as having 

multiple identities and who had an approved benefit application. To determine 

the HFE I aliens with multiple identities, we selected cases with a System 

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Generated Notification flag, which indicates potential fraud, or those with 

consolidated case files. According to USCIS, an alien’s files are consolidated if 

manual review reveals multiple identities. 

In arriving at our conclusions, we analyzed only the most recent immigration 

benefit an alien received and did not take into account receipt of multiple 

benefits. Additionally, although a benefit may have been granted, it may no 

longer be valid. In our analysis, we did not take into account whether approved 

benefits had expired. 

We conducted this review between December 2016 and June 2017 under the 

authority of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, and according to 

the Quality Standards for Inspection and Evaluation issued by the Council of 

the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency. 

The Office of Inspections and Evaluations major contributors to this report are: 

John D. Shiffer, Chief Inspector; Carie Mellies, Lead Inspector; Michael Brooks, 

Senior Inspector; Marybeth Dellibovi, Senior Inspector; Samuel Tunstall, 

Inspector; Kelly Herberger, Communications and Policy Analyst; and Erika 

Lang, Independent Referencer. 

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Appendix A 

Countries of Origin for HFE I Aliens Naturalized 

Country Count 

India 545 

Bangladesh 244 

China 181 

Ghana 170 

Pakistan 167 

Haiti 120 

Mexico 119 

El Salvador 116 

Nigeria 82 

Guatemala 68 

Mauritania 54 

Guinea 37 

Honduras 34 

Peru 34 

Philippines 34 

Cote D'Ivoire 33 

Nicaragua 28 

Senegal 24 

Mali 22 

Sierra Leone 22 

Dominican 

Republic 19 

Ecuador 19 

Colombia 17 

Somalia 17 

Unknown 14 

Burundi 12 

Gambia 12 

Niger 12 

Jordan 11 

Romania 11 

Albania 10 

Egypt 10 

Azerbaijan 9 

Liberia 9 

Russia 9 

Congo 8 

Iran 8 

Rwanda 8 

Afghanistan 7 

Ethiopia 7 

Lebanon 7 

Thailand 7 

Bolivia 6 

Myanmar 6 

Ukraine 6 

Yugoslavia 6 

Brazil 5 

Guyana 5 

South Korea 5 

Togo 5 

Trinidad 5 

Bahamas 4 

Fiji 4 

Jamaica 4 

Nepal 4 

Sudan 4 

Armenia 3 

Bulgaria 3 

Cameroon 3 

Hong Kong 3 

Iraq 3 

Lithuania 3 

Sri Lanka 3 

Taiwan 3 

Yemen 3 

Belarus 2 

Belize 2 

Benin 2 

Burkina 

Faso 2 

Croatia 2 

Cuba 2 

Dominica 2 

Georgia 2 

Hungary 2 

Israel 2 

Kazakhstan 2 

Laos 2 

Malaysia 2 

Mauritius 2 

Poland 2 

South Africa 2 

Suriname 2 

Turkey 2 

USSR 2 

Venezuela 2 

Argentina 1 

Barbados 1 

Bosnia 1 

Cape Verde 1 

Chile 1 

Costa Rica 1 

Czech 

Republic 1 

GuineaBissau 1 

Japan 1 

Kenya 1 

Kosovo 1 

Latvia 1 

Macedonia 1 

Morocco 1 

Paraguay 1 

Qatar 1 

Singapore 1 

St. Kitts 1 

St. Lucia 1 

Syria 1 

Turks and 

Caicos 1 

Uzbekistan 1 

Zambia 1 

Grand Total 2,536 

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Appendix B 

Countries of Origin for HFE I Aliens Approved for 

Naturalization But Not Yet Naturalized* 

Country Count 

India 73 

China 50 

Bangladesh 47 

Pakistan 44 

Mexico 32 

Haiti 26 

El Salvador 24 

Guatemala 20 

Ghana 18 

Guinea 14 

Mauritania 12 

Honduras 11 

Senegal 11 

Dominican 

Republic 10 

Mali 9 

Nigeria 9 

Cote D'Ivoire 8 

Gambia 7 

Colombia 6 

Ecuador 5 

Sierra Leone 5 

Somalia 5 

Philippines 4 

Armenia 3 

Ethiopia 3 

Nepal 3 

Nicaragua 3 

Yemen 3 

Azerbaijan 2 

Burundi 2 

Congo 2 

Iran 2 

Jamaica 2 

Jordan 2 

Liberia 2 

Nigeria 2 

Peru 2 

Russia 2 

Rwanda 2 

USSR 2 

Unknown 2 

Albania 1 

Bahamas 1 

Bolivia 1 

Brazil 1 

Bulgaria 1 

Burkina 

Faso 1 

Canada 1 

Cape Verde 1 

Costa Rica 1 

Egypt 1 

Fiji 1 

France 1 

Germany 1 

GuineaBissau 1 

Kuwait 1 

Latvia 1 

Lebanon 1 

Malaysia 1 

South Korea 1 

Sri Lanka 1 

Sudan 1 

Taiwan 1 

Thailand 1 

Togo 1 

Trinidad 1 

Ukraine 1 

Grand Total 517 

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Appendix C 

Countries of Origin for HFE I Aliens Receiving a 

Green Card 

Country Count 

China 278 

India 115 

Mexico 90 

El Salvador 58 

Bangladesh 45 

Pakistan 40 

Guatemala 34 

Honduras 28 

Ghana 26 

Guinea 16 

Gambia 12 

Nigeria 11 

Haiti 10 

Mali 9 

Nicaragua 8 

Unknown 8 

Ecuador 7 

Peru 7 

Dominican 

Republic 6 

Mauritania 6 

Senegal 6 

Azerbaijan 4 

Brazil 4 

Cote D'Ivoire 4 

Sierra Leon 4 

Somalia 4 

Burundi 3 

Jamaica 3 

Myanmar 3 

Yugoslavia 3 

Albania 2 

Argentina 2 

Colombia 2 

Congo 2 

Cuba 2 

Egypt 2 

Fiji 2 

Iran 2 

Philippines 2 

Russia 2 

Togo 2 

Angola 1 

Armenia 1 

Chile 1 

Costa Rica 1 

Ethiopia 1 

Guyana 1 

Indonesia 1 

Ireland 1 

Kenya 1 

Latvia 1 

Liberia 1 

Nepal 1 

Niger 1 

Paraguay 1 

Rwanda 1 

South Korea 1 

Uganda 1 

United 

Kingdom 1 

United States 1 

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Appendix D 

Countries of Origin for HFE I Aliens Receiving Renewed or 

Replacement Green Cards 

Country Count 

Mexico 322 

China 221 

India 175 

El Salvador 161 

Ghana 124 

Guatemala 119 

Bangladesh 99 

Pakistan 82 

Haiti 61 

Dominican 

Republic 57 

Honduras 43 

Nicaragua 35 

Ecuador 23 

Unknown 21 

Peru 13 

Philippines 11 

Colombia 10 

Cote D'Ivoire 10 

Dominica 9 

Nigeria 9 

Niger 8 

Guinea 7 

Sierra Leone 7 

Mali 6 

Malaysia 5 

Vietnam 5 

Cameroon 4 

Guyana 4 

Mauritania 4 

Poland 4 

Senegal 4 

South Korea 4 

Ukraine 4 

United 

Kingdom 4 

Yugoslavia 4 

Bolivia 3 

Brazil 3 

Costa Rica 3 

Ethiopia 3 

Jamaica 3 

Jordan 3 

Sri Lanka 3 

Trinidad 3 

Venezuela 3 

Afghanistan 2 

Armenia 2 

Azerbaijan 2 

Gambia 2 

Myanmar 2 

Nepal 2 

Netherlands 2 

New Zealand 2 

Russia 2 

Thailand 2 

Turkey 2 

Albania 1 

Antilles 1 

Australia 1 

Bahamas 1 

Belarus 1 

Burkina Faso 1 

Congo 1 

Cuba 1 

Indonesia 1 

Iran 1 

Israel 1 

Kenya 1 

Laos 1 

Lebanon 1 

Liberia 1 

Lithuania 1 

Morocco 1 

Panama 1 

Portugal 1 

Romania 1 

St. Lucia 1 

Slovakia 1 

Somalia 1 

Sudan 1 

Syria 1 

Yemen 1 

Grand Total 1,754 

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Appendix E 

Countries of Origin for HFE I Aliens Receiving Employment 

Authorization 

Country Count 

El Salvador 570 

Honduras 119 

Mexico 92 

China 87 

India 86 

Guatemala 63 

Bangladesh 42 

Pakistan 40 

Haiti 22 

Senegal 22 

Ghana 20 

Guinea 18 

Mauritania 18 

Nigeria 18 

Ecuador 17 

Gambia 14 

Mali 14 

Sierra Leone 12 

Cote D'Ivoire 11 

Unknown 10 

Dominican 8 

Republic 

Somalia 8 

Colombia 7 

Myanmar 5 

Jamaica 4 

Philippines 3 

Burundi 2 

Cameroon 2 

Liberia 2 

Malaysia 2 

South Korea 2 

Albania 1 

Brazil 1 

Burkina Faso 1 

Cambodia 1 

Canada 1 

Central 1 

African 

Republic 

France 1 

Indonesia 1 

Israel 1 

Jordan 1 

Laos 1 

Lebanon 1 

Nepal 1 

Nicaragua 1 

Peru 1 

Romania 1 

St. Lucia 1 

South Africa 1 

Suriname 1 

Thailand 1 

Grand Total 1,360 

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Appendix F 

Report Distribution 

Department of Homeland Security 

Secretary 

Deputy Secretary 

Chief of Staff 

Deputy Chiefs of Staff 

General Counsel 

Executive Secretary 

Director, GAO/OIG Liaison Office 

Assistant Secretary for Office of Policy 

Assistant Secretary for Office of Public Affairs 

Assistant Secretary for Office of Legislative Affairs 

DHS Component Liaison 

Office of Management and Budget 

Chief, Homeland Security Branch 

DHS OIG Budget Examiner 

Congress 

Congressional Oversight and Appropriations Committees 

Representative Bennie G. Thompson 

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