The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is requiring that anyone coming to the US from one of three West African countries reporting an Ebola outbreak must enter the country through one of five airports screening passengers for the deadly disease.
DHS, together with the CDC and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), implemented increase screening measures at five major US airports where over 94% of travelers from the affected region enter the U.S., which started with John F. Kennedy International Airport on Saturday, Oct. 11. The five airports are JFK, Chicago, Dulles, Atlanta and Newark. All passengers will experience enhanced security measures and screening. Specifically, passengers flying into one of these five airports whose travel originated in Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea are also subject to secondary screening and added protocols, including having their temperature taken, before they can be admitted into the United States. At present there are no direct, non-stop commercial flights from Liberia, Sierra Leone or Guinea to any airport in the United States.
The Department of Homeland security (DHS) is one of the leading government agencies working to assist in the Ebola crisis. According to a report issued by the Whitehouse, a new audit reveals that there have been significant issues with the DHS preparations for a pandemic which include supplies and medical equipment purchased by the government have expired.
USCIS released a press release on August 15, 2014, providing guidance on immigration relief measures for nationals of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone currently in the U.S.
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