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Article: IBIS (Interagency Border Inspection System)
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IBIS (Interagency Border Inspection System)
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K. LEE LERNER
The Interagency Border Inspection System (IBIS) is a database of names and other identifying information used to deter and apprehend suspects
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including suspected terrorists
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as they attempt to pass through international border crossing checkpoints.
IBIS provides a rapid means to link names with other identifying information such as passport or credit card numbers. IBIS data is intended for easy crosschecking with other databases such as the FBI's National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database and state-level National Law Enforcement Telecommunications Systems (NLETS) databases.
The IBIS database is ...