NY Times: U.S. Can't Trace Foreign Visitors on Expired Visas
Wed, 10/14/2009 - 11:00 — Mark Overmann
The United States still lacks a reliable system for verifying that foreign visitors have left the country, the New York Times reports. Highlighting the recent case of a Jordanian tourist who overstayed his visa and has since been accused of plotting to blow up a Dallas building, the article emphasizes the challenges faced by U.S. law enforcement and immigration authorities to ensure that foreigners who entered the country legally have left:
