Originally Posted by
majorwibi
Coming back into the US there is usually a score (which is basically a rating of how much of a risk you are based on a multitude of factors that I'm not even going to begin mentioning here.)
Are you referring to the DHS' Automated Targeting System? If so, I think they pretty much fuse TECS (Treasury Enforcement Communication System) data, such as that obtained by APIS (Advance Passenger Information System) with various international airlines PNR data formats, along with data from their seizure and watch lists. Then, as I understand the ATS, a rules-based risk-assessment is generated and assigned.