US official in Saudi Arabia to supervise entry visas

Asa Hutchinson, US Under Secretary of Border & Transportation Security for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will head for Saudi Arabia within days to supervise special amendments on offering entry visas to the USA in order to prevent the entry of "extremists."

The said American official is the highest at the department to visit Saudi Arabia since the September 11, 2001 attacks in the USA. He will explain during his visit the new American policy which gives his administration the final word on which Saudi would be granted entry visa to the USA.

He said he will leave for Saudi Arabia in a visit that will last for 8 days. He will also visit Israel in the course of his visit.