美國爲反恐新增對訪美旅客過濾措施大綱

The United States tightened its visa waiver program Monday in the wake of the Paris terrorist attacks, adding new screening for travelers headed to the U.S. from 38 countries around the world who now are allowed to enter the country without a visa.

The White House said the country's homeland security agency is immediately altering its electronic visa-free clearance system to capture information on whether U.S.-bound travelers have made any trips to countries the United States considers to be a "terrorist safe haven."

In addition, Washington said it is considering pilot programs to add the use of biometric screening for travelers, such as taking their fingerprints or photographs, to the monitoring process before passengers are allowed to board flights headed to the United States.

Each year, 20 million foreign visitors head to the U.S. from the 38 countries the U.S. has partnered with in the visa-free program. The White House said authorities have repeatedly increased their scrutiny of U.S.-bound travelers in recent years and are tightening them even more "given the terrorist attacks in Paris and the ongoing threat posed by foreign terrorist fighters."

The White House said it is seeking quick congressional approval for some of the new security measures, including an increase in fines, from $5,000 to $50,000, against airlines that fail to verify a traveler's passport data. The U.S. is also looking to increase information sharing about possible terrorists among the 38 countries and the international police agency Interpol, and to better track lost and stolen travel documents.在巴黎發生恐怖襲擊之後，美國星期一強化了免簽證項目，對來自全球各地38個現有的免簽證國家的訪美旅客新增過濾措施。

白宮說，國土安全機構正迅速對其電子免簽證通關係統做出改變，以獲取訪美旅客是否到過任何美國認爲是“恐怖分子藏身之敵”的國家的信息。

除此之外，華盛頓表示正在考慮試點方案，增加對旅客進行生物識別篩選，例如從獲取指紋或者照片，到對獲准登上飛往美國班機的旅客的監視程序。

每年有兩千萬來自與美國有免簽證協議的38個國家的外國遊客來美。白宮說，當局近年來一再加強對來美旅客的審查，而“鑑於巴黎發生的恐怖襲擊和來自外國恐怖分子持續不斷的威脅”也正在加強審查。

白宮表示正在尋求國會批准一些新的安全措施，包括增加對那些無法識別旅遊者護照信息的航空公司增加罰款，從5千美元增加到5萬美元。美國還尋求在這38個國家和國際刑警組織間增加對潛在恐怖分子的信息共享，並更好地跟蹤丟失和被盜的旅行證件。