Homeland Security officials are touting the success of the 1-year-old Web-based system that tracks foreign students at U.S. universities and colleges and has led to 187 arrests for various violations. Officials from Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which administers the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS), said it quickly and efficiently identifies and processes legitimate foreign students entering the country while providing customs agents and others with more information. “The bottom line is SEVIS works,” said CBP Commissioner Robert Bonner during a press conference at Washington Dulles International Airport today. Full Story
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