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### Viewing cable 10SANAA317, S/NF) SPIKE IN NATIONAL SECURITY-RELATED ARREST

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10SANAA317 | 2010-02-17 10:10 | 2010-12-03 21:09 | SECRET//NOFORN | Embassy Sanaa

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    DE RUEHYN #0317/01 0481029
    ZNY SSSSS ZZH
    P 171029Z FEB 10
    FM AMEMBASSY SANAA
    TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 3827
    INFO RUEHAK/AMEMBASSY ANKARA 0119
    RUEHMS/AMEMBASSY MUSCAT 0051
    RUEHRH/AMEMBASSY RIYADH 1760
    RUEHIT/AMCONSUL ISTANBUL 0016
    RHMCSUU/FBI WASHINGTON DC

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    S E C R E T SANAA 000317

    NOFORN
    SIPDIS

    CA/OCS/ACS/NEA FOR ERINN STOTT AND PAMELA KAZI, CA/EX FOR
    HENRY HAND,CA/VO/F/P FOR SADIA NIAZI, NEA/ARP FOR ANDREW
    MACDONALD,
    DS COMMAND CENTER,
    CAIRO FOR RCO CHRISTOPHER ROWAN,
    RIYADH FOR ICE ATTACHE RONALD KRISKE

    E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/17/2020
    TAGS: ASEC CASC CMGT PTER YM
    SUBJECT: (S/NF) SPIKE IN NATIONAL SECURITY-RELATED ARREST
    CASES STRAINS POST,S RESOURCES

    REF: A. SANAA 71
    ¶B. SANAA 151
    ¶C. SANAA 173
    ¶D. SANAA 230
    ¶E. SANAA 289
    ¶F. 09 SANAA 720
    ¶G. SANAA 202
    ¶H. MITCHELL/SIMS TELCON 02/16/2010
    ¶I. MITCHELL/SIMS EMAIL 02/16/2010
    ¶J. SANAA 214

    Classified By: Ambassador Stephen Seche for reasons 1.4(b) and (d).

    This is an action request: see paragraph 12.

    ¶1. (S/NF) Summary: Since the start of 2010, Post has seen a
    dramatic increase in the number of Amcits arrested. Over 80
    percent of these cases (REF A-E) have had a nexus to
    terrorism and national security issues that have required
    substantial involvement from RSO and LEGATT. This comes as
    the Consular Section is attempting to alleviate its six-month
    backlog in upcoming CRBA appointments. Post requests TDY
    personnel to assist with the anticipated staffing gaps in
    Consular from April to September and renews its call to
    increase FSO staffing (REF F) to address the sharply
    increased workload. End Summary.

    Arrests of Americans Up, New ROYG Procedures
    --------------------------------------------

    ¶2. (S/NF) Post has noted a dramatic increase in arrests of
    Americans in Yemen since the attempted Christmas Day bombing
    of Northwest 253. In the last seven weeks, seven Amcits were
    arrested for national security concerns and violations of
    immigration laws (Ref A-E), compared to only six in the
    entire four months prior. Six of these cases have suspected
    links to terrorism that have required significant
    coordination with LEGATT and RSO. Comment: This upsurge in
    arrests is the result of more scrupulous ROYG focus on visa
    overstay cases due to increased international attention to
    terrorism in Yemen. End Comment.

    ¶3. (S/NF) Previously, a visa overstay would present himself
    at the immigration authority, pay his fines, and obtain an
    exit visa.  Recently, however, overstays have been detained
    and have required post intervention in securing their exit
    from Yemen. Four of the arrestees were 'abducted' by the
    Political Security Organization (PSO) or National Security
    Bureau (NSB) and were held for between 3-10 days before post
    was given official notice of their whereabouts. Note: In the
    past two years, the Muslim convert community of Amcits living
    in Yemen ) who make up the majority of overstays - has been
    increasingly linked to extremist activities. End Note. In one
    case, Post has still not received official word of the arrest
    and is unable to inform the family in the US, who still
    believes the individual has been kidnapped. The issue of
    timely notification of arrests was recently raised by post's
    DCM with the Yemeni Chief of Protocol.

    Direct Namecheck Hits Increasing
    --------------------------------

    ¶4. (S/NF) In addition to the spike in arrest cases, post
    routinely sees cases of national security interest in the
    course of its daily visa and American citizen services (ACS)
    operations. On average, post has 3-5 cases per week that
    require LEGATT and RSO attention. The processing time
    required to clear these hits and allow time for additional
    interviews is increasingly straining our ability to provide
    routine services in a timely fashion. Comment: Post had
    reduced appointment wait time for first-time CRBA
    applications from six months to three months. We will not be
    able to continue such high appointment numbers given the
    recent increase in arrest cases and our current staffing
    levels.  End Comment.

    Status of Arrestees
    -------------------

    ¶5. (S/NF) Post is currently processing five arrest cases,

    most of which have begun as welfare and whereabouts requests,
    or visa overstays. A sixth, who was not a national security
    or terrorist case, was recently released.  All five that
    remain have had strong links to terrorism or national
    security concerns. The following is an update on these cases.

    ¶6. (S/NF) XXXXXXXXXXXX (REF A) was being
    held at the Passport Authority pending further investigation
    into both his visa overstay and possible links to terrorism.
    ROYG previously attempted to deport XXXXXXXXXXXX. He was denied
    boarding, however, due to his presence on the no fly list
    (NFL). Post had requested guidance from CA on this matter
    (REF G), as per applicable FAM NFL guidance. Post,s A/RSO-I
    received a call from Consulate Istanbul,s A/RSO-I (REF H)
    that XXXXXXXXXXXX arrived in Istanbul on February 16, but was denied
    onward travel to the U.S due to his NFL status. Post later
    received notice that XXXXXXXXXXXX is scheduled to board Turkish
    Airlines flight TK1236 to Sanaa on February 17 (REF I). Note:
    XXXXXXXXXXXX no longer has a valid Yemeni visa and airport visas are
    no longer available (REF J). End Note.

    ¶7. (S/NF) XXXXXXXXXXXX (REF B) is being held at the
    PSO prison.  He is currently still under investigation by the
    PSO, which plans to deport him. No date for his release has
    been set. FBI and DS plan to meet him in the US upon his
    return.

    ¶8. (S/NF) XXXXXXXXXXXX (REF C) is being held by the
    Passport Authority and is awaiting deportation.  Currently,
    ROYG authorities are waiting for Mr. XXXXXXXXXXXX to secure an
    itinerary and tickets to the US before his release.

    ¶9. (S/NF) XXXXXXXXXXXX (Ref D) is also being held at
    the PSO prison.  He is currently being investigated for his
    links to terrorism.  The ROYG has not given any information
    regarding possible charges.

    ¶10. (S/NF) XXXXXXXXXXXX (Ref E) is currently being held at
    the Immigration Authority prison pending possible
    deportation. It is currently unclear if Mr. XXXXXXXXXXXX will be
    able to pay his overstay fines and obtain a standard exit
    visa to return to the US or if he will be deported.

    COMMENT
    -------

    ¶11. (SBU) Post currently has five full-time officers assigned
    to the consular section and one part-time officer. Prison
    visits must occur during morning hours pulling officers away
    from visa and ACS cases.  This increase in workload has
    pushed our already strained operation beyond capacity and has
    hampered our ability to work through existing backlogs in ACS
    and IV. In REF F and through Diplomacy 3.0, post requested at
    least one additional ACS officer based on workload and
    staffing in FY09.  Post's workload in IV has increased by
    5,722 cases or over 2.5 times from FY08 to FY09.
    Additionally, post's NIV workload increased by 918
    adjudications, up nearly a third from FY08 to FY09. End
    Comment.

    ACTION REQUEST
    --------------

    ¶12. (SBU) Post renews its call for a full-time FS-03 ACS
    officer and FS-04 Vice Consul, and requests TDY support to
    cover officer leave and the anticipated staffing gap from
    April through September. In addition, post requests
    experienced Arabic-speaking LE Staff and officer TDY support
    as soon as possible to assist in working through backlogs in
    ACS and IV. Post fully expects that the trends of increasing
    arrests and direct hit cases will continue and looks forward
    to a positive and expeditious response to this request.
    SECHE

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