In December 2015, Congress passed a spending bill that included provisions that tighten controls in the visa waiver program. The new law enshrines discrimination against dual nationals of Iran, Iraq, Sudan, or Syria, who live in VWP countries. That means, for example, that a German citizen, who has lived in Berlin her entire life, will lose her visa-free privileges if her father is an Iranian citizen — even if she herself has never been to Iran.
ACLU Comment to CBP On Social Media Proposal (8/22/16)
ACLU Backgrounder on the “Equal Protection in Travel Act” (H.R. 4380 / S. 2449) (5/4/16)
ACLU Powerpoint on Recent Congressional and Administrative Actions on the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) (2/19/16)
Sign-On Letter to House in Support of Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2016 (H.R. 4380) (2/1/16)
Sign-on Letter to Senate in Support of Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2016 (S. 2449) (2/1/16)
ACLU Comment on Senators Joining Bipartisan Visa Waiver Fix Effort (1/14/16)
ACLU Comment on Bipartisan Visa Waiver ‘Fix-It’ Bill (1/13/16)
How Your Information Could Soon End up in the Hands of the NSA — and What You Can Do About It (12/18/15)
ACLU Comment on Omnibus Funding Bill (12/16/15)
Letter From 75 Groups Expressing Concerns With Visa Waiver Program Bills (12/11/15)
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