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Biometric tools in immigration enforcement

The use of biometric tools, such as facial-recognition apps, in immigration enforcement and the potential for misidentifications and wrongful detentions

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Jan 28, 2026
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Wrong will detentions by ice 2012

by are a documented, recurring problem rather than isolated anomalies: newsroom investigations and watchdog reports have identified dozens to hundreds of cases, and officials and lawyers say systemic ...

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What identity-verification processes does ICE use and where do they fail?

) relies on a mosaic of document checks, employer I-9 inspections, and growing use of one‑to‑one facial verification in monitoring apps to establish identity, but those layers leave gaps where forged ...

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