Advocacy groups warn DHS against sweeping expansion of immigration biometrics
A proposed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rule to dramatically expand biometric data collection across the U.S. immigration system is…
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Lawmakers warn DHS against sweeping expansion of immigration biometrics
On Friday, Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke of New York’s 9th Congressional District galvanized bipartisan concern about the Department of Homeland…
Rapid expansion of DHS’s citizenship database raises new election concerns
Over the past month, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has quietly transformed the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE)…
USCIS expands program to verify voter citizenship using partial social security numbers
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced Monday that states may now use the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements program…
USCIS seeks to revive, broaden biometric data collection for immigrants
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today published a sweeping new proposed rule that…
Trump admin expands biometric and biographic data collection in immigration crackdown
The Trump administration’s latest immigration agenda is taking shape around an aggressive expansion of biometric and biographic data collection, signaling…
Trump administration’s citizenship database avoids oversight; ignites Big Brother fears
In a sweeping move that has reshaped the architecture of federal identity verification, the Trump administration has created a searchable…
Unexplained USCIS requests suggest DHS using AI to flag visa applicants
In an unexpected and deeply concerning move, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has begun issuing Requests for Evidence…
DHS S&T, USCIS partner on digital credentials using open standards
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) announced that…
Modernized biometrics services help USCIS cut immigration backlog
The agency that administers the U.S. immigration service says it cut its caseload backlog 15 percent year over year in…
