How IT Modernization Improves the Immigration Process
Paper-based processes, overambitious IT modernization and a lack of data standardization and interoperability can hinder immigration and immigration services. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) are working to improve data interoperability and deploy new technologies and methods such as AI, automation and DevSecOps to transform the way they do business.
Streamlining the Process
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Paper-based processes stagnate immigration
Paper-based processes slow down the immigration process handled by the immigration tribureau, which includes U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
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Paper-based processes stagnate immigration
Paper-based processes slow down the immigration process handled by the immigration tribureau, which includes U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
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Digitalization accelerates immigration
Recent efforts to digitalize the A-File (CBP, ICE) and the I-130 petition (USCIS) streamline and accelerate immigration processes while closing data gaps and improving interoperability.
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Digitalization accelerates immigration
Recent efforts to digitalize the A-File (CBP, ICE) and the I-130 petition (USCIS) streamline and accelerate immigration processes while closing data gaps and improving interoperability.
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AI improves data interoperability
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) improve data interoperability across the immigration tribureau by processing requests and identifying key data points more quickly, thus improving accuracy and reducing workloads for immigration officials.
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AI improves data interoperability
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) improve data interoperability across the immigration tribureau by processing requests and identifying key data points more quickly, thus improving accuracy and reducing workloads for immigration officials.
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Data standards reduce error
Common data standards and governance are critical for reducing error and developing consistency across the immigration tribureau.
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Data standards reduce error
Common data standards and governance are critical for reducing error and developing consistency across the immigration tribureau.
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Data visualization encourages proactive responses
Data visualization dashboards can help the immigration tribureau prepare for new trends and patterns in migrant activity and also allocate resources to help new migrants through the U.S. immigration process.
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Data visualization encourages proactive responses
Data visualization dashboards can help the immigration tribureau prepare for new trends and patterns in migrant activity and also allocate resources to help new migrants through the U.S. immigration process.
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Agile and DevSecOps drive modernization
Agile methodology and a DevSecOps approach to software development are the driving forces of IT modernization at CBP, ICE and USCIS, but maximizing these approaches requires cultural overhaul, which is the No. 1 priority of immigration tribureau IT leadership.
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Agile and DevSecOps drive modernization
Agile methodology and a DevSecOps approach to software development are the driving forces of IT modernization at CBP, ICE and USCIS, but maximizing these approaches requires cultural overhaul, which is the No. 1 priority of immigration tribureau IT leadership.
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