INTERPOL Blog

An INTERPOL Interview — How Does the Notices and Diffusions Task Force Work?

INTERPOL has released an interview with a member of the Notices and Diffusions Task Force (NDTF) — Carla Delle Donne, Notices and Diffusions Taskforce Counsel Coordinator – that offers new insights into, and raises new questions about, the operation of the Task Force.

Red Notices in Immigration Court: Engaging with INTERPOL Experts 

For most of the general public, often including immigration judges and Department of Homeland Security counsel, understanding of INTERPOL notices and diffusions comes only from their dramatic portrayal in movies and television. Those portrayals depict INTERPOL as a global police force with squad cars, secret agents, and binding international arrest warrants.

Turkish Announcement on the Return of Internationally Wanted Suspects Raises Questions About Abuse of INTERPOL

One of the central unknowns about the INTERPOL system is how often its member nations successfully use it to secure the return of wanted individuals from foreign countries.

Red Notices in Immigration Court: Dealing with “Underlying Documentation”

The Directive instructs ICE personnel who intend to rely on a Red Notice to obtain documentation underlying the notice, such as an arrest warrant, and to provide that documentation to the noncitizen with a meaningful opportunity to respond.

GYH Authors Cited by Congressional Research Service in Publication on Transnational Repression

Two GYH authors – Sandra Grossman Esq. and Dr. Ted R. Bromund – with co-author Bradley Jardine of the Oxus Society, have been cited by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) in its recent report by Foreign Affairs Specialist Michael A. Weber on “ ‘Transnational Repression’ and U.S. Policy: In Brief.”

Red Notices in Immigration Court: ICE Directive

ICE Directive 15006.1, effective September 30, 2023, outlines how ICE officials should evaluate INTERPOL Red Notices and Wanted Person Diffusions in immigration enforcement decisions.

Red Notices in Immigration Court: Countering the Serious Nonpolitical Crime Bar to Asylum

The serious nonpolitical crime bar is what it sounds like. It is a mandatory bar in U.S. immigration law that renders a noncitizen ineligible for asylum and withholding of removal when they are believed to have committed a serious nonpolitical crime prior to arriving in the United States. The evidentiary standard for triggering the bar — “serious reasons” — is universally interpreted by courts and the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) as equivalent to probable cause.

Red Notices in Immigration Court: Countering DHS Arguments

INTERPOL’s Refugee Policy applies to more than just refugees. As reflected in INTERPOL’s Refugee Resolution, the policy protects individuals who have been granted refugee status, asylum, or another form of protection that prevents their return to the country that requested the Red Notice. Once that protection is confirmed, INTERPOL generally deletes the Red Notice or diffusion originating from that country because it can no longer serve its intended purpose of facilitating arrest or extradition there. 

Red Notices in Immigration Court: Using Red Notices as Evidence of Political Persecution 

The misuse of INTERPOL is a recognized form of transnational repression. Authoritarian governments increasingly request an INTERPOL Red Notice as a means to internationally persecute individuals by impeding their freedom of movement. By causing a Red Notice to be issued, governments can also effectively “manufacture” an immigration violation in the U.S., leading to visa revocation, lengthy detentions, and the denial of benefits like permanent residency.