A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appropriations bill released on 9 January allocates US$3 million in funding for testing of a biometric exit app that would be used by Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
The funding will be used for a biometric exit mobile application demonstration at two airports, according to an explanatory note added to the bill.
The idea of implementing an exit system at all US ports of entry was first touted in 1996 as part of the “Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act”.
Monday, January 12, 2015
Better late than never
US customs allocated funding to test biometric exit app (Security Document World)
