were transferred to the DHS and one of the major documents released by the DHS in December 2004 is the National Response Plan (NRP), "an all-discipline, all-hazards plan that establishes a single, comprehensive framework for the management of domestic incidents. It provides the structure and mechanisms for the coordination of Federal support to State, local, and tribal incident managers and for exercising direct Federal authorities and responsibilities. (DHS, 2004)"
             The initiatives did not stop with the National Response Plan of the DHS nor with the ratification of the Patriot Act – more legislations, policies, standards and provisions were made not only to protect the nation from terrorism but preventing the entry of and identifying these people before they cross the U.S. borders. The Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America enacted House Resolution 3525 or the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Act of 2002. The border security law made reforms to the U.S. immigration system in response to America's increased awareness to terrorism after 9/11. It provided for improvements to vital infrastructures with the use of technology in order to provide timely information to help with the battle against terrorism. The key features of the law are (Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, 2002):
             Funds for increased border and State Department personnel and training, including 1,000 new INS inspections personnel, and $150 million for INS border technology;
             A report, a plan, and protections for an interoperable information-sharing system;
             An interoperable information-sharing system with name-matching capacity;
             Machine-readable, tamper-resistant biometric travel documents and passports;
             Restriction on nonimmigrant visas for aliens from countries that sponsor terrorism;
             Requirement of passenger manifest information for commercial flights and vessels;
             Repeal...