U.s. To Require Passengers From Ebola-Stricken Countries To Fly Into 5

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U.S. to Require Passengers From Ebola-Stricken Countries to Fly Into 5 Airports All Travelers From Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea to Fly Into Airports With Enhanced Screening

John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York is one of the five U.S. airports with enhanced procedures in place to screen travelers from three West African countries. Associated Press

 

WASHINGTON—The Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday it would begin requiring all passengers from three West African countries affected by Ebola to arrive only at the five U.S. airports with heightened security measures.

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said all passengers coming from Liberia, Sierra Leone or Guinea would only be permitted to enter the U.S. at the five airports that have already imposed extra screening and other precautions established to halt the spread of Ebola. Such passengers coming into these airports must have their temperature taken, for example.

“We are continually evaluating whether additional restrictions or added screening and precautionary measures are necessary to protect the American people, and will act accordingly,” Mr. Johnson said in a statement.

The five airports are John F. Kennedy International in New York, O’Hare International in Chicago, Hartsfield-Jackson International in Atlanta, Washington Dulles International near Washington, D.C., and Newark Liberty International in Newark, N.J. Homeland Security said the new measures would go into effect on Wednesday.

The new measures are expected to affect about nine people a day—the number of travelers whose destinations are outside of the main screening hubs, according to statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The agency has said that the five airports already receive 94% of the roughly 150 U.S.-bound passengers from those countries each day.

 

There are no direct flights from the three countries to the U.S.

Just three big international airlines serve Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone: Air France-KLM SA, Brussels Airlines and Royal Air Maroc of Morocco. Most travelers from those countries connect to the U.S. via Paris, Brussels or Casablanca, Morocco.

The White House said Tuesday the new restrictions are intended to ensure the safety and security of the American public.

“This is relatively creative policy-making,” White House press secretary Josh Earnest said. “There was a lot of coordination in developing and implementing this policy, and we’re pleased to see that taking place.”

Republicans lawmakers said Tuesday they welcomed the move, but pushed to establish more restrictions.

“I’m glad that the Obama administration is showing more concern about the possibility of people infected with Ebola entering the U.S. and spreading this deadly disease, but the administration must do more to protect Americans,” House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R., Va.) said in a written statement. Mr. Goodlatte said President Barack Obama should “temporarily ban foreign nationals” from countries affected by Ebola from entering the U.S.

Democrats lauded the new plans as a careful measure of added protection against the disease’s spread.

“The advanced screening process currently in place at five major international airports provides an added layer of protection against Ebola entering our country,” Sen. Charles Schumer (D., N.Y.) said in a written statement. “The Department of Homeland Security’s policy to funnel all passengers arriving from Ebola hot spots to one of these five equipped airports is a good and effective step towards tightening the net and further protecting our citizens.”

—Jack Nicas and Carol E. Lee contributed to this article.

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U.S. to Require Passengers From Ebola-Stricken Countries to Fly Into 5 Airports All Travelers From Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea to Fly Into Airports With Enhanced Screening

John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York is one of the five U.S. airports with enhanced procedures in place to screen travelers from three West African countries. Associated Press

 

WASHINGTON—The Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday it would begin requiring all passengers from three West African countries affected by Ebola to arrive only at the five U.S. airports with heightened security measures.

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said all passengers coming from Liberia, Sierra Leone or Guinea would only be permitted to enter the U.S. at the five airports that have already imposed extra screening and other precautions established to halt the spread of Ebola. Such passengers coming into these airports must have their temperature taken, for example.

“We are continually evaluating whether additional restrictions or added screening and precautionary measures are necessary to protect the American people, and will act accordingly,” Mr. Johnson said in a statement.

The five airports are John F. Kennedy International in New York, O’Hare International in Chicago, Hartsfield-Jackson International in Atlanta, Washington Dulles International near Washington, D.C., and Newark Liberty International in Newark, N.J. Homeland Security said the new measures would go into effect on Wednesday.

The new measures are expected to affect about nine people a day—the number of travelers whose destinations are outside of the main screening hubs, according to statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The agency has said that the five airports already receive 94% of the roughly 150 U.S.-bound passengers from those countries each day.

 

There are no direct flights from the three countries to the U.S.

Just three big international airlines serve Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone: Air France-KLM SA, Brussels Airlines and Royal Air Maroc of Morocco. Most travelers from those countries connect to the U.S. via Paris, Brussels or Casablanca, Morocco.

The White House said Tuesday the new restrictions are intended to ensure the safety and security of the American public.

“This is relatively creative policy-making,” White House press secretary Josh Earnest said. “There was a lot of coordination in developing and implementing this policy, and we’re pleased to see that taking place.”

Republicans lawmakers said Tuesday they welcomed the move, but pushed to establish more restrictions.

“I’m glad that the Obama administration is showing more concern about the possibility of people infected with Ebola entering the U.S. and spreading this deadly disease, but the administration must do more to protect Americans,” House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R., Va.) said in a written statement. Mr. Goodlatte said President Barack Obama should “temporarily ban foreign nationals” from countries affected by Ebola from entering the U.S.

Democrats lauded the new plans as a careful measure of added protection against the disease’s spread.

“The advanced screening process currently in place at five major international airports provides an added layer of protection against Ebola entering our country,” Sen. Charles Schumer (D., N.Y.) said in a written statement. “The Department of Homeland Security’s policy to funnel all passengers arriving from Ebola hot spots to one of these five equipped airports is a good and effective step towards tightening the net and further protecting our citizens.”

—Jack Nicas and Carol E. Lee contributed to this article.

 

 

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