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CBP Says Accelerating Plans To Deploy Biometric Exit System Per Trump Order

CBP Says Accelerating Plans To Deploy Biometric Exit System Per Trump Order
Test subjects queue at a mock CBP airport entry processing station as part of a DHS effort to test biometric entry and exit devices for foreign nationals arriving and departing U.S. airports. Photo: DHS

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is developing a plan to expedite the rollout of a biometric solution to augment the tracking of foreign nationals as they depart the United States and soon plans to provide the deployment schedules, the agency said.The accelerated implementation of the biometric exit solution is part of an executive order issued by President Donald Trump earlier this month that attempted to temporarily suspend immigration to the U.S. from seven countries of concern where terrorist organizations operate.…

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