ICE facial recognition app Mobile Fortify powered by NEC
When the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released its 2025 AI Use Case Inventory Wednesday, it included the first official…
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Oklahoma Supreme Court asked to halt driver license data transfer to national system
Oklahoma lawmakers have asked the state Supreme Court to immediately block the transfer of driver’s license and identification card data…
US expands biometric security cooperation abroad
A U.S.–Peru security cooperation initiative announced last week puts biometric identity technology inside Peru’s prison system as Washington accelerates a…
ICE’s expanding use of FRT on minors collides with DHS policy, oversight warnings, law
When masked federal agents stopped two teenagers riding their bikes near an Illinois high school last fall, the encounter followed…
House Democrats propose QR code ID requirement for ICE, CBP agents
House Democrats introduced legislation that if passed would force federal immigration enforcement agents to wear a public-facing identification in the…
TSA confirms passenger identity data used to support ICE enforcement
When the House Committee on Homeland Security convened this week to oversee the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), lawmakers expected…
Congress deepens investment in DHS biometrics
As lawmakers race to avert a government shutdown ahead of the January 30 funding deadline, negotiators have released the FY…
DHS science office signals continued investment in biometrics and identity systems
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is seeking industry input on scientific and technical support…
Data, quotas, and biometric surveillance are reshaping US immigration enforcement
What looks like randomness in modern immigration enforcement is not disorder – it is design. Across the country, U.S. Immigration…
TSA moves to revise PreCheck biometric collection
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is moving forward with revisions to how it collects and manages identity information from air…
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