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US-Visit Program Stirs Controversy, and Seems to Lack Exit Strategy

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“EPIC has filed comments (pdf) in response to the Department of Homeland Security’s announcement that it will collect biometric and biographic information in the Arrival Departure Information System (ADIS) [Note – the ADIS System is mandated by Public Law 106-396, the Visa Waiver Program Act.] ADIS is one of at least twenty existing information systems used by US-VISIT, the vast new program that tracks the travel of foreign nationals to and from the United States. EPIC argued that ADIS should not be exempt from Privacy Act requirements, and urged DHS to reduce a proposed 100-year data retention period and comply with international privacy standards.”

  • Also from EPIC, the Department of Homeland Security has released a Privacy Impact Assessment for the United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology.
  • And from Federal Computer Week, US-VISIT entry system begins, but exit strategy uncertain: “The exit procedure has not been finalized, and Baltimore-Washington International Airport and Miami Seaport cruise line terminals are testing one option, self service kiosks. Officials will also be testing other exit solutions, such as handheld devices, throughout the year.”
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