Homeland Security Ends Registration Program
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
Federal Homeland Security officials are
ending a program for registering mostly Middle Eastern men and boys
with the government.
Posted by Mike Hellgren
The mandatory registration was begun after the September
eleventh, 2001, terror attacks.
Undersecretary for Border and Transportation Security Asa
Hutchinson said today the department will focus more on individuals
instead of "broad categories."
He says the decision wasn`t influenced by recent negative
publicity about the controversial program. He says the program
could be revived if there`s another terrorist attack linked to a
foreign country.
The government is expected to start a new program January fifth
to digitally photograph and fingerprint (m) millions of people who
visit the United States each year.
Hutchinson is a former Arkansas congressman.
Posted by Mike Hellgren
