Officials Expand Biometric Technology for Travelers on US-Mexico Border The Associated Press
go to original February 12, 2016

Border Biometrics Take Deeper Look At Otay Mesa Crossers (KPBS News)

People leaving the U.S. at the Otay Mesa pedestrian crossing will be scanned using new biometric screening put into place to help combat the number of people living in the country illegally.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection began capturing facial and eye scans of foreigners in December. Now, foreigners going to Mexico on foot through the checkpoint will also be scanned.

Certain non-residents will undergo face and eye scans to compare their entry record. The new trial begins February 22 and runs until May 2016.

Officials say U.S. citizens will not be asked to provide this on either entry or exit.

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