Visa Security: Enforcement and Challenges

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Fred D. Hirsh (Editor)
Harry Fletcher (Editor)

Series: Defense, Security and Strategies, American Political, Economic, and Security Issues
BISAC: POL012000

The case of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who allegedly attempted to ignite an explosive device on Northwest Airlines Flight 253 on December 2009, refocused attention on the responsibilities of the Departments of State and Homeland Security for the visa process. He was traveling on a multi-year, multiple-entry tourist visa issued to him in June 2008. In the aftermath of the Abdulmutallab case, policymakers explored what went wrong and whether statutory and procedural revisions were needed. This book explores the policy questions which center on whether immigration law needs to be strengthened, whether funding should be increased, and which agency should take the lead. (Imprint: Novinka)

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface

Visa Security Policy: Roles of the Departments of State and Homeland Security
(Ruth Ellen Wasem, CRS)

Visa Security: Additional Actions Needed To Strengthen Overstay Enforcement and Address Risks in the Visa Process. Testimony of Richard M. Stana, Government Accountability Office, delivered at the hearing on “Ten Years after 9/11: Can Terrorists Still Exploit our Visa System?”

Statement of Edward J. Ramotowski, Acting Assistant Secretary for Visa Services, Department of State. Hearing on “Ten Years after 9/11: Can Terrorists Still Exploit our Visa System?”

Statement of Peter T. Edge, Deputy Associate Director, Homeland Security Investigations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Hearing on “Ten Years after 9/11: Can Terrorists Still Exploit our Visa System?”

Testimony of Thomas Winkowski, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field Operations, U.S. Customs Border Protection. Hearing on “Ten Years after 9/11: Can Terrorists Still Exploit our Visa System?”

Statement of John D. Cohen, Principal Deputy Coordinator for Counterterrorism, U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Hearing on “Ten Years after 9/11: Can Terrorists Still Exploit our Visa System?”

Index

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