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Los Ángeles (EE.UU.).- Tourists from 42 countries covered by a visa waiver program would have to provide their social media history from the last five years to be able to enter United States, according to a new proposal presented this Wednesday by the Government of President Donald Trump.
The initiative led by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) aims to examine the activity of travelers entering the U.S. under the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA).You may be interested in: http://Trump warns Petro that he will be "next" after Maduro
Questioned by the press about the plan, which could impact tourism to the country, Trump said that the U.S. is "doing very well". "We just want people to come here and be safe... We want to make sure we don't let the wrong people into our country," Trump added at a White House press conference. The proposal published in the Federal Register seeks to expand the information collected on travelers entering the country for a period of three months under the visa waiver program. THIS covers tourists and travelers from 42 countries, the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, France, Japan, Israel and Qatar, among others. In addition to collecting information from social networks for 5 years, the proposal seeks to increase the amount of data required from travelers, such as the applicant's phone numbers and email addresses, used during the last ten years. It also requests information about the traveler's family, such as names, dates of birth, and place of birth, among others. The plan also includes a new mobile tool for any foreigner to register their departure from the United States. CBP has justified the initiative by citing a Trump order, issued last January to protect the U.S. against foreign terrorists and other threats to national security and public safety. The public will have the opportunity to submit comments on the measure, which poses an obstacle for tourists, especially for the 2026 World Cup, which attracts a large number of tourists from countries covered by ESTA.
