May 16, 2003

Sevis Data Will Be Fed Into New System That Will Track Travel by All Immigrants to U.S.

The federal government has announced that its database to track foreign students will soon contribute information to a comprehensive new system that will monitor all travel by immigrants into and out of the United States.

Tom Ridge, secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, announced last month the creation of the U.S. Visitor and Immigration Status Indication Technology System, or US Visit.

The system will collect information from multiple government agencies and

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