It was announced today that the Obama administration was abolishing the national registry program used to track visitors to the United States from countries with active terrorist groups.
The National Security Entry-Exit Registration System was created as a response to September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, but the program has not been used since 2011.The removal of the program is being seen as a message from President Obama to President-elect Trump who has voiced the use of the program with people coming to the United States from areas that have a history of Islamic terrorism.
Neema Hakim, a spokesman for the Department of Homeland Security, in a statement said that the “D.H.S. ceased use of Nseers more than five years ago, after it was determined the program was redundant, inefficient and provided no increase in security.” The D.H.S. believes the program no longer helps security, and they’ve submitted a rule change that will take effect on Friday.
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Abed Ayoub, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee legal and policy director, praised the decision by saying that the group commended “the Obama administration for letting it be known that such registry programs are futile and have no place in our country.”
Combatting Islamic terrorism and making use of the registry was at the forefront of President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign. He has not commented on the administration’s move to abolish the program, but there will surely be some dialogue shared between the President-elect and President Obama in the upcoming days.
