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Homeland Security

Briefing

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, December 7th, 2021

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Briefing

Customs and Border Protection says its officers used facial comparison technology to intercept an impostor arriving to the bus terminal at the Pacific Highway Port of Entry in Washington from Canada. The woman was using her sister’s U.S. passport and COVID vaccination card because she had not been vaccinated. The woman was being processed through Simplified Arrival when she was caught. Department of Homeland Security Chief Procurement Officer Paul Courtney on Dec. 6 sent a letter to industry partners notifying…

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