List of Acronyms
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APSS: Asylum Pre-Screening System
BIA: Board of Immigration Appeals
BSO: Border Services Officer
CBP: Customs and Border Protection
CBSA: Canada Border Services Agency
CCR: Canadian Council for Refugees
CIC: Citizenship and Immigration Canada
DDFM: Detention and Deportation Officers’ Field Manual
DHS: Department of Homeland Security
DOJ: Department of Justice
DRO: Detention and Removal Operations
EOIR: Executive Office for Immigration Review
FOSS: Field Operations Support System
GBA: Gender-based analysis
HQASM: Headquarters Asylum Division
ICE: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
INA: Immigration and Nationality Act
IRB: Immigration and Refugee Board
IRPA: Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
IRPR: Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations
NGO: Non-governmental organization
OCIJ: Office of the Chief Immigration Judge
OPPM: Operating Policies and Procedures Memorandum
PCS: Public Communications Services
POE: Port of entry
SAO: Supervisory Asylum Officer
TRP: Temporary resident permit
TSI: Threshold Screening Interview
TSR: Temporary suspension of removal
UNHCR: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
USCIS: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services