Atta Nr. 68653985708 lasting until 8.September, and
Atta Nr. 10847166009 until 9.7.2001. Offivially by INS:
According to INS records, Atta first entered the United States on June 3,
2000, at Newark International Airport in New Jersey, after flying from Prague
International Airport in the Czech Republic. The OIG confirmed that a “hit” or
a “lookout” did not appear on the IBIS screen when the inspector swiped Atta’s
passport. Atta was admitted by the primary INS inspector without being
referred to secondary.
http://www.usdoj.gov/oig/special/2002_05/fullreport.pdf(This link does not work anymore)
And then on Jan. 10th:
“When we reviewed INS records, they appeared to reflect two entries by Atta into the United States on January 10, 2001, which initially raised a question as to whether Atta had entered twice on the same day or whether a second person posing as Atta also entered on January 10, 2001. The NIIS printout for the first entry reflects that Atta entered with an admission period of January 10, 2001, to September 8, 2001 (admission number 68653985708). The second record reflects a second entry on January 10, 2001, with an admission period from January 10, 2001, to July 9, 2001 (admission number 10847166009).
However, this occurred because the inspector at the Miami District Office who changed Atta’s admission date failed to follow the proper procedure to ensure that the previous entry would be corrected, and a new entry was created in NIIS.”
“On January 11, 2001, Alshehhi departed the United States from JFK
Airport for Casablanca, Morocco. A week later, on January 18, 2001, Alshehhi
returned to JFK Airport from Casablanca.”
“According to INS records in NIIS, on January 10, 2001, the secondary
inspector admitted Atta as a B-2 visitor for 8 months, until September 8, 2001,
rather than for the 6-month period regularly granted to B-2 visitors.”
So Atta was a special cas. Not normal. So we can presume: special attention. And TWO VISA THE SAME DAY.