The Homeland Security office in American Samoa says there is a continued upgrading of the skills of frontline Immigration and customs staff in the territory.
This follows concerns raised by the local media that an Italian man who had been allowed into the territory and spent a month living in Pago Pago, was then refused permission to travel further in the U.S., when he attempted to enter Hawaii.
Our correspondent, Monica Miller, says the man was sent back to Pago Pago where he was again allowed back into the territory despite laws stating that if one U.S. jurisdiction refuses him entry, he is not allowed into any others.
A manager at Homeland Security in Pago Pago, Leota Alapapa Vaea Ainuu, says they are always working with border staff.
"They're making sure that they check everything because we do now have some new computers in line. If there are any suspect coming out, anything unusual, they would check with the system. They're hooked up with Interpol, the FBI."
Leota says this is to make sure that any possible suspect is identified and questioned.
