The National Security Entry and Exit Registration System (NSEERS) was created a year after 9/11 to create a record of men from specific countries.
Those countries included Afghanistan, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Libya, among others.
In West Covina, Syrian-born car salesman Chaker "Chuck" Bitar voluntarily went and registered. He had an immigration attorney and a pending case to adjust his status in the U.S.
It was the beginning of an ordeal for Bitar. Watch the video below.