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DHS proposes biometrics expansion for immigrants, dropping age restrictions and requiring biometrics from some US citizens

A new DHS regulatory proposal would allow CBP and ICE to collect biometrics from children under the age of 14.

Say cheese? Why you’ll soon have to take photos when entering, exiting U.S.

Travellers will soon be required to have their photograph taken when entering or leaving the U.S. by air, sea or land — ...

DHS rule expands facial recognition to all US ports of entry for foreign travelers

DHS is expanding facial recognition technology to all U.S. ports of entry, requiring photos of foreigners, including green ...
FedScoop

DHS seeks vast expansion of biometrics collection for immigration benefits

In a proposed rule issued Monday, the agency said it wants to broaden the pool of individuals whose data it can collect and ...

Immigrants’ DNA to Be Tested Under New DHS Plan

"It would eliminate the age limits," . Morgan Bailey, a partner at Mayer Brown and former senior DHS official told Newsweek.

Flying into the US? You will be photographed and entered into a facial recognition database

US Customs and Border Protection will expand its biometric tracking, photographing nearly all non-US citizens entering or ...

New biometric screening comes to Newark Airport. Will you still need to show a Real ID?

The process of airport security screening got easier for members of a prescreening program, starting Thursday at Newark ...
Biometric Update

Biometrics increase integrity from age checks to agents, but not when compelled

Biometrics are anchoring trust for established but growing use cases like national IDs even as new use cases are taking off.
Gizmodo

The Feds Don’t Know How Often They’re Using Facial Recognition

View of the biometric facial recognition system in front of a security checkpoint in the departure area of Hamburg Airport. Photo: Marcus Brandt (AP) A group of House lawmakers charged with ...