Fox’s first appearance: Congressman Byron Donald (R-Florida) will eventually introduce a biometric exit system for immigrants on temporary visas, with the goal of tracking and preventing overstaying, an important but often overlooked form of illegal immigration. A bill has been submitted to introduce the system into the United States.
For years, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has deployed biometric entry/exit systems that use facial recognition, fingerprint recognition, and other technologies at dozens of airports, ports, and all pedestrian lanes along the border. Ta.
The creation of a biometric entry/exit system was mandated by the 9/11 Commission in August 2004, and the entry system was implemented in 2006.
Rep. Byron Donald (R-Fla.) is leading the bill. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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“Facial biometrics adds an additional layer of security and further enhances the traveler experience by leveraging more touch-free technology that streamlines the immigration process,” CBP’s website states.
However, exit systems for tracking visitors leaving the United States have not yet been comprehensively implemented. Congressional Research Service The April report found that while the entry system is complete and operational, the exit system is not yet equally fully operational and is at varying degrees of completion.
“As of July 2022, the capture rate of biometric data at the plane exit for eligible travelers on participating flights is approximately 80%,” the report said. “CBP’s previously stated goal was 97%, but we are no longer pursuing that goal.”
The report notes that public-private partnerships are needed to reach 97%, as airline participation is voluntary, with some airlines excluding certain categories of people such as families and wheelchair users. He added that he was choosing to do so.
On the other hand, biometric authentication will not be obtained for people leaving the country by sea, such as on cruise ships. Biometrics will also not be used for people leaving the U.S. by car at the northern or southern border.
donald lawthe Biometric Immigration Reform Act would require DHS to submit a report to the House Judiciary Committee and the Homeland Security Committee on its evaluation of efforts to implement the immigration system.
Co-sponsors of the bill include Rep. Troy Neals (R-Texas). Rep. Randy Webber, R-Texas. Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz. Congressman Clay Higgins, Republican, Louisiana.
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Concerns about the exit system are related to concerns about visa overstays, where immigrants enter the country on temporary (or non-immigrant) visas but remain in the country beyond a specified period. The number of overstayers in 2020 was 684,499, equivalent to about 1.48% of the expected departures, and is a serious form of illegal entry in addition to those arriving across the southern border.
Emma Barco, 19, is fingerprinted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection at Washington Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia, on August 30, 2018, after just arriving from London. (Katherine Frey/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Donald said the bill would address the United States’ continued concerns about not only visa overstays, but also the ongoing crisis and potential terrorist threats at its southern border, where more than 2.4 million migrants were encountered in fiscal year 2024. It was pointed out that the proposal was submitted in the midst of a crisis.
“My bill is simple. This bill would require action and accountability from DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ department and address the legal failure to establish comprehensive biometric recognition at our nation’s points of entry. ,” he said.
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Other Republicans are considering cracking down on illegal immigration through overstays. Earlier this year, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) introduced a bill that would require foreign nationals on temporary visas to pay up to $15,000 in deposits or cash payments that would be returned upon departure.
