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Biometrics in Immigration: Promoting National Security and Community Safety
Event Summary
The Center for Immigration Studies hosted a conversation on October 12 highlighting the Center’s new report on the value of biometrics in immigration enforcement and how that relates to national security and public safety. The starting point for conversation was the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) proposed regulations on the collection and retention of various forms of biometric data.
Participants
Jessica Vaughan
Director of Policy Studies
Center for Immigration Studies
Dan Cadman
Fellow
Center for Immigration Studies
Full Panel Video
Panel Clips
What are Biometrics?
Why are Biometrics Important to Immigration Enforcement?
What Are the New DHS Biometrics Regulations?
What Are the Flaws of the New DHS Biometrics Regulations?
DNA Should Be Used to Prevent Familial Fraud
Border Patrol Embarrassed into Sharing Fingerprints
Topics: National Security