DHS expands Biometrics-at-Sea Program to the Florida Straits
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is expanding the operation of their biometrics-at-sea program to the south Florida Straits. This effort between US-VISIT and the Coast Guard uses mobile biometric technology to identify illegal migrants who are apprehended while attempting to enter the United States through the Mona Passage between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, and now, the Florida Straits.
Rear Adm. Wayne E. Justice, director of response policy said, “Broadening the scope of the program represents DHS’s commitment to use every tool we have to deter, detect, apprehend, and prosecute illegal migrants, migrant smugglers and smuggling organizations.” ![[end]](/resources/bullet/secureidnews-4.gif)
