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GAO reports that border registration of addresses unnecessary

9th February 2005

The Government Accounting Office of the US government reports that creating a new system to keep track of the locations of aliens or visitors to the US is of 'questionable' value. This report, required by the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Reform Act of 2002, reflects the challenges faced by INS when they were asked to identify the location of over 4000 individuals in the days after 11th September 2001. Most of the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents who were consulted in the…