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Article: INSPASS (Immigration and Naturalization Service Passenger
Accelerated Service System)
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- Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, andSecurity
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INSPASS (Immigration and Naturalization Service Passenger Accelerated Service System)
INSPASS (Immigration and Naturalization Service Passenger Accelerated Service System) is a component of the Port Passenger Accelerated Service System (PORTPASS) in use at selected airports to facilitate passage through entry checkpoints. INSPASS and other expedited U.S. national entry systems are designed to identify preapproved low-risk international travelers using a combination of biometric measurements. Automated entry systems are designed to allow inspectors additional time to focus on high-risk entrants.
As of March 1, 2003, the newly created United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ...