Entering the U.S. as refugees would be the hardest way for would-be terrorists
Washington (CNN)Even before the debris from the Paris terrorist attacks was swept away, politicians began sounding the alarm that Syrian refugees could be a national security threat to the United...
View ArticleIn Wake of Paris Attacks, Collins, King Cosponsor Bipartisan Bill to...
(Source: Angus S Jr King) Wednesday, December 2, 2015 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, members of the Senate Intelligence Committee, have joined with Senators Dianne...
View ArticleHouse Dems Back GOP On Bill To Pause Admittance Of Some Refugees
WASHINGTON -- Forty-seven House Democrats broke with the White House on Thursday to vote for a bill aimed at pausing admittance of Syrian and Iraqi refugees by adding requirements to an already lengthy...
View ArticleU.S. tightens visa waiver program amid foreign fighters concerns
By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States announced tighter security measures on Thursday for visitors from the 38 countries in its visa waiver program, which include European nations...
View ArticleUS tightens visa waiver program
The United States announced tighter security measures on Thursday for visitors from the 38 countries in its visa waiver program, which include European nations that have seen hundreds of residents...
View ArticleU.S. House votes to increase screening of Syrian, Iraqi refugees
WASHINGTON — Less than a week after the attacks that killed 129 people in Paris and wounded many more, the U.S. House voted in favor of new screening standards for refugees from Syria and Iraq. The...
View ArticleUS House tightens controls on visa-free travel after Paris terror attacks
The US House of Representatives has voted overwhelmingly to tighten controls on travel to the US after the Paris terror attacks. The legislation takes aim at the "visa waiver" programme that allows...
View ArticleParis attack has U.S. lawmakers questioning visa waivers
In the wake of last week’s Paris terrorist attack, some top U.S. lawmakers want to review a visa program that they worry could enable similar attacks on American soil. They fear that European citizens...
View ArticleU.S. House Votes to Require Visas for Iraq, Syria Travelers
The House overwhelmingly voted Tuesday to bar people who have visited Iraq and Syria in the past five years from a program that allows visa-free entry to the U.S. The measure, passed 407-19, is part of...
View ArticleHouse may move quickly to overhaul visa waiver program
Congress may move quickly to overhaul a program that allows travel to the U.S. with no visa, something that has come under criticism following the Paris terror attacks. House Majority Leader Kevin...
View ArticleU.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Joins Bipartisan Effort to Strengthen Security of...
(Source: Tammy Baldwin) Tuesday, December 1, 2015 WASHINGTON, D.C.— U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin today joined U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Senator Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) and a bipartisan group...
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