22-12-2016 18:14 via theverge.com

Obama ending program that tracked Muslim travelers before Trump can use it

President Obama will officially end a controversial Bush-era registration program that largely affected travelers from Muslim-majority nations, the Department of Homeland Security has announced. Donald Trump’s advisers have suggested the program could be revived under his administration, but the preemptive move by Obama may partially head off those efforts.
The program was established in 2002
The program, known as the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System, or NSEERS, was establi
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