EU tells Italy to take migrants’ fingerprints by force if necessary
On Monday, the European Commission asked Italy to step up its efforts to collect migrants’ fingerprints and said to use…
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EU finds some countries not fingerprinting migrants and refugees, starts legal procedures
The EU executive has started legal procedures against Croatia, Greece, and Italy for not registering migrants and refugees in the…
Biometrics part of Canada’s screening process for Syrian refugees
The Canadian government is collecting biometric information from refugees headed to Canada under the government-assisted refugee aspect of the Syrian…
Crossmatch biometric solution being used for German refugee management
Crossmatch announced that Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF), the German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees, has deployed its…
U.S. refugee application process may add iris authentication, DNA testing
Biometrics data collection including iris authentication and DNA testing may soon be added to the already comprehensive application process for…
U.S. updates visa waiver program with new biometric capabilities
The Obama administration has made some key changes to the visa waiver program (VWP), including more effective tracking of past…
SIBA recommends multimodal biometrics capture to identify and track Syrian refugees
The Secure Identity & Biometrics Association (SIBA) released a plan that recommends various actions for decision-makers in addressing the threat…
Syrian refugee screening process in the U.S. includes biometrics, biographical data
Following the Paris attacks, members of the Republican party are recommending a halt to the federal program that relocates Syrian…
Biometrics part of screening process for Syrian refugees heading to UK
British Home Secretary Theresa May has reassured the UK that refugees scheduled to arrive from Syria will have undergone a…
UN using IrisGuard iris recognition devices to aid Syrian refugees across Middle East
The United Nations is using IrisGuard’s iris recognition technology as part of its humanitarian assistance to Syrian refugees across the…
