DHS Reports Slight Dip in Overstays in 2018
By Jessica M. Vaughan and Matthew Sussis on April 24, 2019
Jessica Vaughan is the director of policy studies and Matt Sussis is the assistant director of communications at the Center for Immigration Studies.
The newest edition of the annual report from the Department of Homeland Security on overstays shows a decline in the total number of air and sea travelers believed to have overstayed their authorized visit.1 Nevertheless, certain countries and categories remain a problem, both in the number of overstays they generate and the poor rates of visa compliance. In addition to boosting interior enforcement against illegal overstays after the fact, consular managers at the State Department must be directed to take more vigorous steps to prevent the issuance of visas for categories of applicants who are likely to overstay. In addition, the Trump administration should consider expanding the scope of the vetting travel ban to cover more categories for countries already on the list, and perhaps additional countries. Finally, the administration should consider imposing consequences for employers, schools, and other organizations sponsoring visitors who do not comply with visas.
https://cis.org/Report/DHS-Reports-Slight-Dip-Overstays-2018
