CBP Introduces Biometric Facial Comparison Technology at Douglas and Naco Ports of Entry Published: 03 March 2021 03 March 2021
Douglas, Arizona - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has introduced Simplified Arrival at the pedestrian border crossings in Douglas and Naco, Arizona.
Simplified Arrival is an enhanced international arrival process that uses biometric facial comparison technology to automate the manual document checks that are already required for admission into the United States. This process provides travelers with a secure, touchless travel experience while fulfilling a longstanding Congressional mandate to biometrically record the entry and exit of non-U.S. citizens.
“CBP is employing facial biometrics to build a best-in-class travel system that facilitates lawful travel while maintaining the highest security and privacy standards,” said Guadalupe H. Ramirez, CBP Director of Field Operations for the Tucson Field Office. “Simplified Arrival will imp
PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) Â More than 200,000 counterfeit surgical masks were seized in Phoenix over the last 45 days, some of them at Sky Harbor Airport. The masks were all intended for hospital workers and medical staff throughout the nation.
Homeland Security and Border Patrol agents made the seizures. âHomeland Security Investigations and our partner agencies are committed to identify and seize these potentially hazardous medical products before they could harm our frontline workers,â said Scott Brown, Special Agent in Charge for Homeland Security Investigations in Phoenix.
Back in October, federal officers assigned to Sky Harbor inspected an inbound, imported shipment and found it contained 3M N95 masks. One sample mask was removed from the shipment, and it was determined to be counterfeit.