Border security

Biometric Scanning Will Track Imposters at Border Checkpoints

The US government has implemented various measures to tighten border security, track visitors, and attempt to keep visitors with potential terrorist ties from entering the US or staying there illegally. Now, Homeland Security officials are working on a plan to vastly expand the collection of biometric information at US borders in an effort to more closely track foreign visitors.

The program aims to put in place more biometric scanners, which may include iris, face, and fingerprints, at border crossings beginning in 2018 in an effort to ensure visitors do not leave the US under another person’s passport.

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials told CSMonitor/Passcode that by verifying the travelers’ biometric information at border checkpoints, foreign visitors trying to overstay their visas in the US will not be able to send imposters out of the country in their place.