CONCURRENCE FOR INVESTIGATIVE ASSISTANCE

UNCLAS PARIS 000382 SIPDIS SIPDIS PLEASE PASS TO DS/CR/CIL, DS/CR/VF ICE IAO FOR LEO LIN E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ASEC PHUM FR XY SUBJECT: CONCURRENCE FOR INVESTIGATIVE ASSISTANCE BY RSO NOUKCHOTT SENSITIVE ¶1. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Attache, Paris, France requests the assistance of the Regional Security Office, Nouakchott, Mauritania in support of the investigation of Samba SALL, an asylee in the U.S. who may have misrepresented his former occupation in Mauritania. If these misrepresentations are proven, SALL may be subject to removal/deportation proceedings in the U.S. ¶2. SALL is identified as follows: NAME: Samba SALL DOB: 03/04/1947 POB: Kaedi, Mauritania SEX: Male A# : 075 259 380 ¶3. Samba SALL entered the United States without inspection and was granted asylum by an immigration judge on 05/21/2003. SALL then filed an application to adjust status to permanent residence (Form I-485). During his adjustment interview with Citizenship and Immigration Services on 05/08/2007, SALL claimed to have been a farmer in Mauritania. However, the interviewing officer developed information indicating that SALL may have been a Police Commissioner in Mauritania. ¶4. In furtherance of this investigation, it is respectfully requested that the RSO Nouakchott attempt to determine if Samba SALL was indeed employed as a Police Commissioner, or as a public official in any capacity while residing in Mauritania. DS/CR/CIL concurrence for assistance is respectfully requested. ¶5. Digital images and additional identifiers relating to SALL can be provided to post under separate cover. ¶6. Please reference ICE Attache Paris case number PA17G408CU0003 in any correspondence. ¶7. Point of contact: Assistant ICE Attache Richard Jolles, 2 Avenue Gabriel # A-225, 75008 Paris, France. Telephone: 33-1-4312-2371; fax: 33-1-4562-3639. ¶8. Thank you for your assistance. Lydia St. John-Mellado, ICE ATTACHE, PARIS, FRANCE STAPLETON