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Office of Biometric Identity Management

Agency managing USA immigrant data

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Jan 16, 2026

What specific databases and records does ICE query when verifying an individual’s citizenship?

Ice does not rely on a single “national birth registry” but instead queries a patchwork of DHS-maintained law‑enforcement and immigration systems (most notably the Enforcement Integrated Database/EID)...

Dec 7, 2025

How do federal agencies share biometric data to identify undocumented immigrants?

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is finalizing a comprehensive biometric entry‑exit regime that will require facial photos—and potentially fingerprints, iris scans and DNA in some cases—of no...

Nov 6, 2025

Which US government agencies are involved in collecting biometric data from international travelers?

The US government’s biometric collection for international travelers is led by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and executed primarily by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), with key te...

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