In a letter to the U.S. Government regarding the U.S.’s compliance with the International Convention on the elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, CERD called for a review of NSEERS. The letter, dated September 28, 2009, specifically stated that “[t]he Committee […] stresses the need to review the National Entry and Exit Registration System, NSEERS, with a view of avoiding racial profiling in migration policies.”
This is not the first time that CERD has called for a review of NSEERS. The 2008 CERD recommendations called on the U.S. Government to “put an end to the National Entry and Exit Registration System (NEERS) and to eliminate other forms of racial profiling against Arabs, Muslims and South Asians.”
