International Travel: Registrant Travel Matrix
Since the implementation of International Megan’s Law (IML), registered citizens have been required to report international travel to their local sheriffs. In turn, their travel plans have been transmitted to the US Marshall’s, who, through the “Angel Watch” program, inform the receiving country of a registrant’s intended travel there.
Although the overwhelming majority of people travel internationally for business, to visit with family, or for vacation, the United States sends notifications as if every registered citizen is traveling to engage in sex trafficking.
As a consequence, more and more countries are turning away registered citizens at their borders.
Before you purchase a ticket, book hotels or excite your family, consult with the travel matrix found at the link below to ensure that the country you plan to visit will accept you.
http://registranttag.org/resources/travel-matrix/
Please keep in mind that you cannot absolutely rely on this matrix, as the IML is newly enacted and we are only beginning to discover which countries turn away registered citizens. This is only intended to be a guide, populated with information from registrants who have traveled.
If you would like to share your international travel experience or have data to add to this matrix, please fill out the following online form: http://registranttag.org/travel-experience-report/ note that your personal information will not be publicly shared.
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With all due respect to Kyle – you do not really think Trump is going to reform the registry do you? Trumps popularity is based on playing into the fears of people and what they ASSUME to be true. RSOs are near the top of that list of fears – only overshadowed a bit by terrorists.
I did talk to a high person within FDLE and local SPOT people. I will say I truly believe they acted professional with me and are trying to get clarification. Florida is saying it was not them telling anybody to refuse me or send me back. They stated they simply notify the Marshals office via the Portal as they always have done. I insisted I do not even fall undrer the IML but he says he believes they still must report under Adam Walsh act but that appears to be a possible error also. What caught me was the statement that it appeared they allready had known I was going and was reported by the Marshals office even before FDLE told them! That’s what I heard. I do have previous issues with a ex business partner but it seems odd to assume he could put me on some alert. I still can’t confirm if this notice was simply for this trip or that I now have a system wide travel notice for 5 years. I have been contacted by some organizations on this issue and do intend to file any and all appropriate legal and information requests to get to the bottom of this. I believe we have some bad law and worse it’s not getting implemented correctly. I can only hope this was a honest mistake or lack of education on these new laws and not done with malice. These people have far more dangerous people to be going after then keeping me from making Tamales with my sick mother in law and spending Christmas with my Familly. It was also confirmed in Florida and with Homeland nobody is needing to talk to me about any active case. I am not on probation etc. They pointing back at Costa and my contact at Costa Airport say absolutely not USA wanted me back for questioning and to Deny Entry per Interpol. I still have entry stamps under a year even in my passport it’s crazy
When you book travel, that information also can make it to Law Enforcement
Yes I understand but I have always booked months in advance with no issue. Again its one thing to say hey we know about you comig and thats even silly for my charges but when Multiple people say RETURN AND DENY ENTRY PER USA VIA INTERPOL. Thats just crazy. I think we have a right to see what was sent and why. Its honestly Harrasment for anybody to Travel and be told that.. The mandate and Intent of all this is getting lost and not applied to catch or protect what its original intention was. Its not helping here nor any other destination a person has no record in.
File a Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) request or a public records request to the US Marshalls.