The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security are partnering to identify criminals and high-risk travelers using iris recognition technology, according to an article from Biometric Update.
Last year, DHS began collecting iris and facial records from suspected illegal immigrants or immigrants arrested at border patrol stations. Now, the department is teaming up with the FBI and will exchange the digital eye scans of booked offenders, the article says.
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