US ends controversial immigration rule
May 3, 2011 by Imtiaz Muqbil
Filed under Blogs, Imtiaz Muqbil
BANGKOK 3 May 2011 – Nearly a full 10 years after 9/11, the United States Department of Homeland Security last week terminated a widely-criticised security measure that required non-immigrants from predominantly Arab, South Asian, or Muslim-majority countries to register at US ports of entry and local immigration offices.
The decision has been welcomed by a host of organisations such as the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), and South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT), along with the Arab American Institute (AAI), the National Immigration Forum (NIF), the Rights Working Group (RWG) and the Council of American-Islamic Relations.
US ready to tax travellers
August 10, 2010 by TTRweekly Staff
Filed under News
HAWAII, 8 August 2010 – The Department of Homeland Security announced last Friday that it will begin collecting fees on travellers from Visa Waiver countries beginning 8 September 2010.
According to yesterday’s ETurboNew news bulletin, travellers will be charged a US$14 fee when applying for an Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (ESTA).
A portion of the fee gained from tourists will be ploughed back into the Corporation for Travel Promotion, the US version of a tourism bureau established under the 2009 Travel Promotion Act.
