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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 761 Filed 08/10/22 Page 198 of 246 2493 LCGCmax6 Aznaran -— direct 1 BY MR. EVERDELL: 2 Q. And just to be clear, when refer to border crossing, what 3 does that mean to you? 4 A. That, it could mean either any international traveler a coming into the United States at any international airport, 6 seaport, or land border along the Mexican or northern border of 7 Canada. 8 Q. And the information you just listed is stored in the TECS 9 system for those passengers that are entering through ports of 10 entry; is that right? 11 A. Yes. 12 Q. How far back do the border crossing records go in the TECS 13 system? 14 A. It's hard to say. In my experience, I have not seen any 15 border crossings any earlier than roughly the early '90s, mid 16 "90s. 17 Q. And how does the border crossing information that is stored 18 in the TECS system get input into that database? 19 A. So, there is another system, it's called APIS, Advanced 20 Passenger Information System, and essentially what happens is 21 international airlines or any airline that has international 22 flights coming into or departing the United States, they're 23 required to submit their manifest to us. The manifest gets 24 loaded into APIS, which is then linked to text, and that's how 25 we're able to see that information. SOUTH ERN D STR CT REPORT ERS, (212) 805-0300 PG ew DOJ-OGR-00016681