LOS ANGELES, Jan. 5, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- The Honorable Asa Hutchinson, Under Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, will launch the first increment of the US-VISIT program at Los Angeles International Airport at 9:30 AM (PST) on January 5, 2004. The US-VISIT program will confirm the identity of foreign visitors traveling to the U.S. with visas and will be implemented at 115 airports and 14 seaports on January 5, 2004. US-VISIT assists in securing our borders and facilitating the entry/exit process while enhancing the integrity of our immigration system and respecting the privacy or our visitors.
WHO: Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security,
Asa Hutchinson, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
WHAT: US-VISIT press conference and media availability with
Under Secretary Asa Hutchinson, demonstrating US-VISIT
processing
WHEN: 9:30 AM (PST)
Monday, January 5, 2004
WHERE: Los Angeles International Airport
Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT)
Satellite downlink information from Department of Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, press conference at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, GA:
KU Band: AMC9/K17 Downlink 12080
EST Times: 6:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.
(Ridge/Bonner Greeting & Press Conference, ATL)
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
(Bonner-Satellite Media Tour, ATL)
NOTE: MEDIA CHECK IN AT THE SOUTHSIDE PATIO ON LOWER/ARRIVAL LEVEL OF TOM BRADLEY INTERNATIONAL TERMINAL.
MEDIA MUST CHECK-IN BY 8:30 AM FOR ESCORT TO THE PRESS CONFERENCE.
ALL MEDIA PRESS CREDENTIALS/I.D. WILL BE CHECKED.
MEDIA PARKING: ALL BROADCAST-EQUIPPED MEDIA VEHICLES DISPLAYING A VALID LAX MEDIA PARKING PERMIT MAY PARK TERMINAL CURBSIDE ON UPPER/DEPARTURE LEVEL BETWEEN TBIT AND TERMINAL 4 OR BETWEEN TERMINAL 3 AND TBIT. VEHICLES AT CURBSIDE MUST BE ATTENDED AT ALL TIMES. ALL OTHER MEDIA MAY PARK IN PARKING STRUCTURES 3 OR 4 (PARKING WILL BE VALIDATED). MEDIA PARKING IN OPEN-AIR, METERED PARKING LOTS MUST PAY FOR PARKING.