"Under a rule proposed Monday, the department would set up a biometric identity system to track people throughout the immigration lifecycle. The new regulation would expand who DHS can require biometrics from - including U.S. citizens as well as children - and what types of biometrics it can collect. Specifically, it centers on U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, which already collects some biometrics - like a face photo or fingerprint - when people apply for certain immigration benefits, like temporary resident status."
"The proposed rule eliminates previous age restrictions so that DHS can collect biometric data from children under the age of 14. This expansion would also apply to Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection, allowing them to collect biometrics from minors. One of the aims of the regulatory filing is to "expand biometrics collection authority upon alien arrest or encounter," it says. DHS is also proposing a broader definition of biometrics."
DHS would establish a biometric identity system to track individuals across the immigration lifecycle. The rule would permit requiring biometrics from anyone filing for an immigration benefit and from people associated with applications, a category that could include U.S. citizens. The proposal removes age limits, enabling collection from children under 14 and allowing ICE and CBP to collect minors' biometrics. DHS would broaden biometrics to include face images, finger and palm prints, signatures, eye scans, voice and DNA. DNA could be used to verify genetic relationships or an individual's sex. Prior similar rulemaking drew extensive public comment and criticism.
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