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Article: DHS Begins Collecting 10 Fingerprints From International Visitors at Miami International Airport
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- February 13, 2008
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To: TRAVEL EDITORS
Contact: US-VISIT Public Affairs, +1-202-298-5200, or CBP Public
Affairs, +1-305-810-5151
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) announced today that it has begun collecting
additional fingerprints from international visitors arriving at
Miami International Airport (Miami). The change is part of the
department's upgrade from two- to 10-fingerprint collection to
enhance security and facilitate legitimate travel by more accurately
and efficiently establishing and verifying visitors' identities.
"Biometrics have revolutionized our ability to prevent dangerous
people from entering the United States since 2004. Our upgrade to 10- ...