Obama ending program that tracked Muslim travelers before #trump can use it
December 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
President Obama will officially end a controversial Bush-era registration program that largely affected travelers from Muslim-majority nations, the Department of Homeland Security has announced. Donald Trump’s advisers have suggested the program could be revived under his administration, but the preemptive move by Obama may partially head off those efforts.
The program, known as the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System, or NSEERS, was established in 2002 to flag travelers from select countries for additional scrutiny and restricted travel options. The majority of countries selected were majority Muslim, leading civil liberties activists to claim the program unjustly targeted travelers by…
