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ICE DRO (Detention and Removal Operations) is responsible for ensuring that deportable aliens in the U.S. are removed in a timely manner. Non-criminal aliens can undergo a removal process. Before the alien can be sent back to his or her home country, a travel document must be prepared with the help of the home country¿s consulate. In the past, this process was paper-based ¿ the travel document was sent to the consulate to be signed, and once it was signed it was sent back to the detention facility. The intent of the Electronic Travel Document (eTD) system is to accelerate this process by making the travel documents available in digital form. The form is viewed in electronic form by the consular user and signed using a digital signature pad. In addition, scanning and image capturing is built into the system to create a fully electronic process.