BP2 Exam Questions and Complete Solutions

BP2 Exam Questions and Complete Solutions 1. Who can authorize undercover operations in case of emergency? - Answer: Only the District Director at the INS District or the Chief Patrol Agent at the BP Sector can authorize an undercover operation 1. What form is used to request undercover operations? - Answer: Form SF-819 1. To whom do you refer news reporters and the like for interviews or information? - Answer: Refer them to the Public Information Officer (PIO) 1. What are some ways that you can disseminate information? - Answer: Writing a G-392 (Intel Form), calling other stations, notifying agents at your station. 1. Which form is the "BP request for Official Time for Union Business?" - Answer: Form G-955 1. Which form is used to designate a union representative and authorize release of personal information to you Union Representative? - Answer: Form G-956 1. Which form is the "Outside Employment or Business Request?" - Answer: Form G-843A 1. Who can authorize outside employment? - Answer: Chief Patrol Agent 1. Which form do you need in an A-file in which the suspect does NOT have his/her passport? - Answer: Information for Travel Document or Passport, "Form I-217" 1. Who gives you the authority to carry a firearm? - Answer: INA 103. Section 287(a)(5) of the INA 1. In what section of law is your arrest authority spelled out? - Answer: Your arrest authority is spelled out in INA Section 287 to arrest for administrative and criminal violations. 1. Agent X is involved in a shooting. Within what time frame must he report it to his supervisor? - Answer: 1 hr 1. After Agent X's shooting incident, how long does a supervisor have to report it to his supervisors? - Answer: 1 hr 1. What is the section number for Firearms Policy Administrative Manual? - Answer: AM 20.012, Firearms Policy 1. Can you prosecute a USC for High Speed Flight from an Immigration Checkpoint and if so, is it a misdemeanor or a felony offense? - Answer: Yes, it is a felony. 1. Within what time frame must vehicle pursuit reports be made? - Answer: Pursuing agent by the end of shift must make a vehicle pursuit report. Sector must contact HQs in DC within 72 hrs. 1. If the local law enforcement organization calls you and tells you that they know of several illegal aliens present in a hotel, what should you do? - Answer: Obtain a "Blackie's" warrant. 1. Which of the following is the Chain of Custody Form? - Answer: Chain of Custody Form I-641 1. What is an I-641A? - Answer: Evidence Label. 1. What is the minimum amount of time must a supervisors give an employee before a change in the daily schedule? - Answer: Supervisors must give a 24-hour minimum advance notice before changing the daily schedule. 1. Which of the following forms is the "Notice of Custody Determination" in an A-file? - Answer: Notice of Custody Determination. I-286 1. To cancel a Border Crosser Card (BCC), which form would you use? - Answer: I-275 1. Which of the following forms is the "Warrant of Removal or Deportation?' - Answer: I-205 1. To check the mileage on any given service vehicle at any time, which form would you check? - Answer: G-205 1. Which of the following forms is the Vehicle Inventory Fleet Report used at the end of the month? - Answer: G-205A 1. Which of the following forms is included in a seized vehicle packet? - Answer: I-43, Receipt of Property Seized 1. What is the G-259? - Answer: Bi-weekly form used to schedule agent's workdays 1. How many days minimum prior to the start of next pay period must the bi-weekly schedule be posted? - Answer: At least 5 days prior 1. If there are any witnesses to the above-mentioned accident, which form should you give the witnesses? - Answer: SF-94 1. Which form is used to file general complaints and is called Report of Complaint? - Answer: I-847 1. To take a sworn statement from a subject, which forms would you use? - Answer: I-215 1. What level of suspicion is a K9 alert at a USBP checkpoint? - Answer: PROBABLE CAUSE 1. You have an l0-45, the driver and five aliens. None of them are the registered owner of the vehicle. But the driver states that he knew the aliens he was transporting were in the United States illegally. Can you seize the vehicle? - Answer: No, you need knowledge by the owner of the vehicle that the aliens being transported were illegally in the US. 1. What is an SF-1187? - Answer: Request for Payroll Deductions Dues 1. What is an SF-1188? - Answer: Cancellation of Payroll Deductions Dues 1. You are a Supervisor in the processing room, there's an injured alien that does not want to file a complaint. What do you do? - Answer: Give medical help and document the incident 1. Where do you find the authority to board a vessel one mile off the coast of the Florida Peninsula? - Answer: INA 287, To board and search within a reasonable distance (100 miles) from the border 1. To justify the use of deadly force, as per AM 20.012 (Firearms Policy), what 3 elements are needed? - Answer: The 3 elements must be present: MEANS, INTENT and OPPORTUNITY. 1. Agent X gets arrested for domestic violence. What policy has he violated? - Answer: Has violated the Firearms Policy, AM 20.012 1. Does an I-44 need to be included in a seizure packet? - Answer: NO 1. What is an I-286 form? - Answer: Notice of Custody Determination 1. What is an I-826 form? - Answer: Notice of Rights and Request for Disposition 1. What is an I-770 form? - Answer: Notice of Rights and Reques for Dispo for Juvys 1. What is the administrative manual number of the pursuit policy? - Answer: AM 4214.01. 1. You are at a checkpoint and you are interviewing a young man. He says that he is a student and shows you his F-1 and a valid I-20AB. One what systems do you check his information on? - Answer: CIS, NAILS, CLAIMS, SEVIS, TECS, or Non-Immigrant System Student Visa 1. Who can authorize this individual to work and what documents must he have? - Answer: An F-l student can only work part time w/permission from Designated School Official of the School he is attending, and he must have his F-l visa and a valid I-20AB. 1. What is a CA-3? - Answer: Report or Re-Occurring Injury form. 1. What is an FD-249 form? - Answer: An FD-249 form is the Fingerprint Card. 1. What is an R-84 form? - Answer: Final Disposition Report 1. What is an I-871 form? - Answer: Notice of Intent/Decision to Reinstate Prior Order 1. What is an I-203 form? - Answer: Order to Detain or Release Alien 1. What is an I-210 form? - Answer: Voluntary Departure Notice. 1. What is an I-213 form? - Answer: Record of Deportable/Inadmissible Alien. 1. What is an I-214 form? - Answer: Warming as to Rights. 1. What is an I-220A form? - Answer: An I-220A is the Order to Release on Recognizance. 1. What is an I-247 form? - Answer: Immigration Detainer 1. What is an I-385 form? - Answer: Alien Booking Record 1. What is an I-830 form? - Answer: Notice Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR): Alien Address. 1. What is an G-166 form? - Answer: Report of Investigation. 1. What is an I-44 form? - Answer: Report of Apprehension or Seizure. Used for Contraband seizures and arrests of USC's. 1. While performing stationary lookout duties (an X) you observe an individual jump the fence at CA into the U.S. He lands on his head and is knocked out, seriously hurt and unconscious. Which of the following do you do? - Answer: Provide medical aid and document the incident. 1. What is the minimum amount of Marijuana for a Federal Drug Identification Number? - Answer: Minimum amount of Marijuana is 50 pounds. 1. What is the minimum amount of Cocaine for a Federal Drug Identification Number? - Answer: Minimum amount of Cocaine is 500 gram or a pound. 1. You have stopped a vehicle with 300 pounds of Marijuana. Where would you call to get a FDIN number? - Answer: El Paso Intelligence Center (EPIC) 1. What charge is 18 USC 922(a)(5) and who do you call when you get one these? - Answer: An Illegal Alien in Possession of a Firearm. BATF needs to be notified of the firearm seizure. 1. On a Bus Check you interview an individual from Brazil and he admits being illegally in the United States but states that his parents are USC. What do you do? - Answer: Investigate the individual's story with the Immigration and Naturalization system. 1. You are about to perform Train Check duties and one of your subordinates tell you that he feels unsafe doing Train checks and that he is not going to do it. What is you immediate action? - Answer: Assign him to perform other duties and later schedule him for more training in doing train checks. 1. You are interviewing a citizen that you are suspicious of him being an illegal alien. A few minutes later he admits to falsifying information on his immigration application. What can you charge him with? - Answer: You can charge him with 18 USC 1001. False Statements or Entries 1. What is 8 USC 1357? - Answer: Powers without warrant, in Section 287 1. Significant Incident Reports are sent to where at DC. - Answer: Send it to the Commissioner's Situation Room in DC 1. What is 18 USC 1546? - Answer: Fraud and Misuse of Visas, Permits and Other Documents. 1. Agent X takes 4 hrs of SL at the beginning of the shift, then shows up and works 4 hrs and 2 hrs of AUO. How should he claim this on his T&A? - Answer: 1. Agent X takes 4 hrs of SL at the beginning of the shift, then shows up and works 4 hrs and 2 hrs of AUO. How should he claim this on his T&A? 1. At how many miles should an oil change be scheduled for a Bus? - Answer: 5,000 miles. 1. When do you perform a schedule A, B, and C for buses? - Answer: every 24,000 miles. 1. Are you authorized to shoot an animal if it poses a threat to you or another person? - Answer: Yes, shoot the dog AM 20.012: Firearms may be discharged when confronted by an animal, which presents an immediate threat to the officer or another person. 1. When are authorized to fire your weapon? - Answer: AM 20.012: Firearms may be discharged when the officer reasonably believes that the person/thing at whom the firearm is to be discharged possesses the means, intent, and opportunity of causing death or grievous bodily harm upon the officer or another person. 1. What is an I-151/I-551 card? - Answer: LAPR Card 1. What is an I-186/I-586 card? - Answer: Border Crossing Card (Lawfully Admitted Alien for visit only and. Alien must stay within 25 miles of the border). Cannot work 1.Can you fingerprint an illegal alien who is 14 years old? - Answer: You may fingerprint those aliens 14 years of age and older. 1. An alien is granted asylum into the United States. You encounter him at the bus station. Can you remove him? - Answer: No, he was granted asylum 1. By definition, does a supervisor asking investigative questions with the possibility of taking disciplinary action against the employee constitutes a Weingarten meeting or must a Union Representative be present? - Answer: Constitutes as a Weingarten meeting 1. While in the restroom you overhear several employees use racial slurs. What do you do? Do you say nothing but write their names down? Do you ask any present if the slurs offended them? Do you speak with them and tell them that type of language is not appropriate and tell them not to do it again? - Answer: Demand from employees to cease with the racial slurs and remind that that racial slurs are inappropriate in any language, unprofessional conduct and it is not permitted. 1. You arrest 3 nationals of the Dominican Republic. They have valid Mexican Visas. Your subordinates ask if they can VR them to Mexico, or OR them, or WA/NTA them? What do you say? - Answer: You must set the 3 subjects up for a WA/NTA. They are not Mexicans. 1. You have 2 illegal aliens in the back of your Tahoe. You hear over the radio about a vehicle that just crossed the border one mile from the POE. A vehicle with the same plates and description passes your location. What do you do: Do you pursue the vehicle; Fol1ow at a safe distance and wait for another unit to assist; do you do nothing because you have aliens in tow. - Answer: AM 4214.01: Prohibited Practices: Border Patrol Agents are not to engage in any type of pursuit while transporting aliens, suspects, or civilians in a Service Vehicle. "Alternative to Pursuit: AM4214.01: No pursuit and following at a safe speed" 1. You are informed that Agent X has gone home on time but claimed 2 hours of AUO. What do you do? Do you: Tell the shift that this type of behavior is unacceptable; Talk to Agent X immediately; Do nothing but keep under observation for the next time. - Answer: You should talk to Agent X immediately. Do not tell the shift, for it is a private matter. You may have to Weingarten. 1. Agent X comes to you with an EEO complaint. What do you do? Do you; refer him to an EEO specialist; Resolve the issue at the lowest management level; Call the HQ EEO Officer. - Answer: Refer Agent X to an EEO Specialist. 1. You have apprehended a suspect for illegal entry. Record checks reveal that your subject has a prior deportation. What can you charge him with? - Answer: RE-ENTRY AFTER DEPORT, 8 USC 1326. 1. A reporter doing a documentary called "A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A BORDER PATROL AGENT" approaches your location. Can the reporter: Interview trainees; Interview/photograph Aliens; photograph the guns you use and the operational equipment you use? - Answer: You may not reveal, sensitive-information pertaining to operations to reporters. They may interview whoever agrees to talk to them. 1. Local LEO calls you to assist. You arrive, interview an alien and he admit that he just committed armed robbery. What are the next courts of events: Do you: Take the alien into custody and process him; LEO takes him and you later testify for the prosecution; you prosecute him yourself for armed robbery. - Answer: If you are assisting the local LEO, they get primary jurisdiction, over the subject. You may be asked to testify about your involvement in the case and place an I-247 hold on him but you cannot prosecute for robbery. 1. In order to discipline Agent X for insubordination, what elements do you need? Your instruction must be clear and safe; must be understood; must knowingly ignored. - Answer: All the above 1. You have given a verbal counseling to Agent X. He continues to have problems with performance. What should you do next? - Answer: Performance Improvement Plan is given to agents who demonstrate an inability to successfully improve their performance after being notified that it is deficient. 1. What is the Chain of Command in DC? - Answer: The chain of command in DC is as follows: Chief of Border Patrol, Deputy Chief. Chief of Staff, Senior Associate Chief, Associate Chief, Assistant Chief and Desk Officer 1. A creditor calls you and lets you know that Agent X has fallen behind in his loan payments. What do you do? - Answer: Talk to Agent X and let him know that he has a responsibility and he should take care of it. 1. When transporting a female alien from the place of apprehension or other to the processing or detention are what facts must you give to radio dispatch over the service radio? - Answer: Officer must give number of female aliens in custody, starting mileage, the starting location and final destination. An Officer comes through your checkpoint, he is in a hurry and tells you that he is under cover and states that he is transporting a controlled load of narcotics. What do you do? - Answer: Direct him to secondary and detain him until his story is verified. 1. How many days do you have to appealing a letter of reprimand? - Answer: 10 days 1. A vehicle accident report is filed on a SF-91. When must a vehicle accident report be filed? At any time there is an accident; when damages are $250.00 or more; when damage is $500.00 or more; when datl1ages are $1000.00 or more? - Answer: any time that there is an accident. 1. You (Supervisor) and your subordinates are involved in a shooting incident Shooting has stopped and the area I secure. What is the first thing you should do? - Answer: You should check on your subordinate agents then call dispatch to give them an update. 1. You are at a train yard, as a train is pulling away you see a group of possible undocumented aliens in one of the rail cars. What should you NOT do? - Answer: Do not flag down the conductor to stop the train. 1. You have picked up a family group of illegal aliens from the local LEO. The local LEO asks you to keep 13-year-old juvenile under your authority because they need him to testify as a witness in a criminal case. What do you do? - Answer: Let the local LEO know that we do not separate family groups (especially juveniles) and if they are not going to detain the family under their authority that we can not help them, especially if the family is going to be VR 'ed. (Flores VB. Reno) What is needed for custom border searches at a Functional Equivalent of the Border? - Answer: Reasonably certain that there has been a nexus to the border, reasonably certain that there has been no material change since the border nexus, and the search is conducted at the first practical detention point since the border nexus. What level of suspicion is required for a roving patrol stop of a vehicle? - Answer: Reason suspicion that the vehicle contains illegal aliens or is involved in criminal activity. 1. You encounter an individual near the river at the border, what is you authority to question the individual as to his citizenship? - Answer: INA 287 Contacting SIT room- Terrorism - Answer: 1. on duty or off duty death or serious injury of any CBP employee, change in the threat posture at or between the port of entry, death or injury or escape of an individual caused by CBP while in custody, public health incidents, facility/technology disruptions, significant arrests/seizures, and GPS. Any incidents meeting this requirement must first be met with a phone call and then a follow up e-mail. Authority to detain or release mat wit- - Answer: 1. Judicial official, Judge, 18 U.S Code 3144. When should you use a letter and not a memorandum - Answer: Use a letter when responding to Congress. FOIA Freedom of Information act- who can access? - Answer: Anyone! U.S. citizens (and non-U.S. citizens), corporations, associations, public interest groups, private individuals, universities, and local, state or foreign governments can all submit FOIA requests. What is not a consideration in Graham V Connor? - Answer: 1. Severity of crime, level of resistance, and threat level. It is not weather a warning is given. 1. What forms do not prove an individual left the country? I-200, I-205, I-210, I-296? - Answer: A. I-200 (warrant of arrest). According to TEDS- - Answer: 1. Transportation vehicles must be inspected at the beginning and end of each shift, a physical inspection of the vehicle's confinement's area is required. What accompanies a CA-1 for submission? - Answer: CBP Form 502. 1. What is provided to the party of seized cell phone that is being held for further investigation? - Answer: Form 6051 (D) 1. Category 1 operations BPETS- five day prior to the planned commencement of the operation, CAT 2- 10 days prior, CAT3- 20 days priors. - Answer: Agent asks if he can wear a new extra magazine holster made of leather on his nylon duty belt? - Answer: Agents cannot mix and match materials. The designated SBPA must approve SEACATS within? - Answer: 72 hrs The SPS prints the S/A/S, includes it in the CBP Form 5952, and forwards the file to AFO within - Answer: 5 business days of the seizure. The seizing BPA must complete the SEACATS event within? - Answer: 48 hrs The accepting tow driver signs the CBP Form 6051S & CBP Form 58. The original CBP Form 6051S, CBP Form 58 and VIW are given to the tow driver (so as to remain with the vehicle) and the other copies are placed in the CBP Form 5952 Seizure Case File. - Answer: must generate an Incident Number and Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures (FP&F) Number within 24 hours of the seizure. These numbers are obtained by creating a SEACATS S/A/S event and assigning an approving SBPA (see Part 3). (The AFO is no longer the approving supervisor.) - Answer: The seizing BPA 1. What is the alien charged with when carrying a firearm? - Answer: 18 USC 922 1. How many days to file grievance? - Answer: 30 days What is not a consideration in Graham V Connor? - Answer: Severity of crime, level of resistance, and threat level. It is not weather a warning is given.