DOJ-OGR-00016677.pdf

--- Page 1 --- **Document Image Extraction** **Header Section:** * Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE * Document 761 * Filed 08/10/22 * Page 194 of 246 * LGVMAX5 **Body Section:** 1. specifically, I was assigned to what's called RCLG, regional carrier liaison group. 2. Q. Can you explain for the jury what the passenger analysis unit is and what the RCLG is? 3. A. Sure. PAU used to be mainly an intel center made up of several different functions such as narcotics, terrorism, and RCLG. RCLG, we were more or less liaisons that would communicate with airline and airport employees in foreign countries. And we would make recommendations to those airline employees if we basically found or noticed a particular passenger that would be on one of their flights coming into the United States that might have some kind of an issue being admitted into the United States. 4. We would then, if we did find a passenger such as this, we would recommend to that airline to do what we call an offload. So it's just a recommendation to that airline saying, If this passenger does travel on your airline into the United States, there is either a high probability or a certainty that they will not be admitted, be able to be admitted into the United States. We recommend they go to the closest embassy and get their issue figured out there. 5. Q. How long did you do that work for at CBP? 6. A. Roughly four and a half years. 7. Q. And did you have a position after that? 8. A. I did. In 2015, I was promoted to first line supervisor, **Footer Section:** * SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. * (212) 805-0300 * DOJ-OGR-00016677