Revenge for illegal immigrants: Department of Homeland Security restricts New Yorkers' travel rights
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has banned New Yorkers from participating in Global Entry and other similar programs. These measures were taken after New York allowed illegal immigrants to obtain driving licenses. The other day, US President Donald Trump called immigrants “dangerous criminal aliens.” The state governor called the restriction “political revenge.” This publication writes CNN.
About the restriction and its reasons
On February 5, the Acting Secretary of Homeland Security announced that New Yorkers will no longer be eligible to participate in some Trusted Traveler Programs, including Global Entry. The Global Entry Border and Customs Program allows expedited entry into the United States. It is sold through kiosks of the same name at some airports in America.
Такое ограничение связано с положениями нового «Закона о зеленом свете» штата, поддерживающими нелегальных иммигрантов. Закон, вступивший в силу в декабре-2019, позволяет незарегистрированным иммигрантам подавать заявления на получение водительских прав, защищая при этом информацию заявителей от иммиграционных властей. «Сегодня мы отправили в Нью-Йорк письмо, в котором указали, что, поскольку они приняли эти меры, жители Нью-Йорка больше не имеют права на участие в этих программах Trusted Traveler Programs», — заявил в среду и. о. секретаря Чад Вульф.
New Yorkers cannot “sign up for the first time or re-enrollment” in the program, “because we no longer have access to make sure that they meet the requirements of these programs, so we have to do our job,” Wulf added.
The letter said that the Green Light Act would impede “the goal of the Immigration and Customs Service to protect New York’s people from threatening national and public security,” according to a copy received by Fox News and confirmed by a CNN source familiar with the letter.
Так как закон «препятствует доступу DHS к документам DMV Нью-Йорка для определения соответствия заявителя (Trusted Traveler Program) или повторного заявителя требованиям программы, жители Нью-Йорка больше не будут иметь право на регистрацию или повторное включение в программу Trusted Travel Program от CBP», — добавлено в письме.
What programs will be affected by the restriction
The letter lists four programs that are administered by the US Customs and Border Guard: Global Entry Program, which speeds up customs clearance for participants entering the United States; NEXUS, a program facilitating border crossing acceleration for skilled travelers between the US and Canada; Expedited Traveler Electronic Search (SENTRI); A program that speeds up customs clearance for qualified travelers entering the United States; The Free and Safe Trade Program (FAST), which speeds up customs clearance for commercial goods crossing the US border from Canada or Mexico.
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