April 30, 2003 - Nationals from more than 50 countries may be subject to additional security checks at ports of entry (POEs), before being allowed to enter the United States. Immigration inspections at the border, as well as border enforcement, now fall under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (BCBP), a division of the new Department of Homeland Security.

According to a letter provided to the American Immigration Lawyer's Association, the following appear to be "countries of interest" to BCBP inspectors: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Bahrain, Bhutan, Brazil, Congo, Cyprus, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Liberia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Philippines, Qatar, Republic of Yemen (Sanaa), Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Yemen (Aden), Yemen (S{illegible} Republic of). Nationals of these countries returning to the U.S. may want to allow extra time for questioning at the port of entry when returning to the U.S.

Source: AILA Infonet