Navigation Links
Biometrics Help Identify, Apprehend and Deter Illegal Migrants
Date:11/14/2007

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today that in the first year of operation, its biometrics-at-sea program has been a success and accomplished its intended goals. In its first 12 months, the program collected biometric data from 1,368 migrants, prosecuted 90 of those migrants, and helped reduce the flow of illegal migration by nearly 50 percent in the waters between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.

"The Coast Guard is charged with securing America's borders along more than 95,000 miles of coastline," said Rear Adm. Wayne E. Justice, Director of Response Policy. "The use of biometric technology is an effective tool which will help increase maritime domain awareness through the positive identification of those we interdict. This collaborative effort is helping to deter illegal migration by applying consequences through successful prosecution."

This program, initiated last November, is an information-sharing effort between US-VISIT and the U.S. Coast Guard to address the challenge of identifying illegal migrants who are interdicted at sea. The pilot program provides the Coast Guard with the technical capability to digitally capture fingerprints from illegal migrants apprehended at sea. The Coast Guard then uses satellite technology to immediately compare the migrant information against US-VISIT's data, which includes information about wanted criminals, immigration violators and those who have previously encountered government authorities.

Until now, the Coast Guard did not have the technology to accurately identify illegal migrants interdicted in the most highly traveled areas, namely around Puerto Rico. The success of the program has significantly advanced the effort to develop effective mobile solutions for biometric collection and analysis, and represents another step in the department's comprehensive strategy to secure the nation's borders.

Representatives from many fed
'/>"/>

SOURCE U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Copyright©2007 PR Newswire.
All rights reserved

0

GOOD

Page: 1 2

Related biology news :

1. M2SYS Partners With Gnosis Medical Services to Provide Accurate Patient Identification in Developing Countries Through Innovative Biometrics Solution
2. Voice Biometrics Gains Traction as Most Accurate and Convenient Technology to Secure Customer Privacy
3. Aware, Inc. Introduces Biometrics Software for Tenprint Autocapture
4. MGH researchers describe new way to identify, evolve novel enzymes
5. Genetics determine optimal drug dose of common anticoagulant
6. Gene determines whether male body odor smells pleasant
7. A new explanation for evolutionary changes in genetic sex-determination systems
8. Quantitative PET imaging finds early determination of effectiveness of cancer treatment
9. Chemical compound present in detergents produce bacteria alterations in agricultural soils
Post Your Comments:
*Name:
*Comment:
*Email:
(Date:7/17/2008)... of conservation scientists from Australia, the Un...ty of Texas at Austin Professor Camille Parmesan, ...d migration, in the face of the growing threat of ...s in a paper published July 18 in the journal Sci... rate of climate change and the presence of human-...
(Date:7/17/2008)...d packaged for food service and salad mixes is an ...dustry. Lettuce is highly perishable, and the cutt...elf life. , Packaging cut lettuce and other fres...helf life via a technique called "modified-atmosph... (MA) packaging for lettuce and certain salad gree...
(Date:7/17/2008)... olives are sources of "good fat" has increased wo... Olives have become extremely popular, enjoyed as ...salads and sauces. Their heart-healthy oil has is ...the world. , The olive,s reputation as a health ...ies of olive-consuming Mediterranean peoples have ...
(Date:7/17/2008)... The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has rele... of climate change on human health, human welfare,..."Analyses of the Effects of Global Change on Human...ifies adaptation strategies to help respond to the...ear- and long-term research goals for addressing d...
Breaking Biology News(10 mins):Global warming experts recommend drastic measures to save species 2Good breeding increases shelf life 2Saltwater olives 2Avicena Appoints Dr M Flint Beal to Board of Directors 930 1Avicena Appoints Dr M Flint Beal to Board of Directors 930 2Avicena Appoints Dr M Flint Beal to Board of Directors 930 3Avicena Appoints Dr M Flint Beal to Board of Directors 930 4David Barker Former Illumina CSO Joins GenVaults Scientific Advisory Board 928 1David Barker Former Illumina CSO Joins GenVaults Scientific Advisory Board 928 2BioMS Medical to present at BioContact 2007 926 1Bird Flu Virus Can Infect Fetus 2315 1
...ale North American barn swallow still comparison-s...the females judge males by their looks -- the redd... , If the male,s red breast is not as dark as othe...ly to leave him and then secretly copulate with an...y featured on the cover of the journal Science (Se...
...asites and assessing severity of disease is descri...cine . Researchers led by Professor Nick White fro... with the most dangerous type of malaria, falcipar...sured by counting the number of parasites in the b... parasites which are in red blood cells trapped (s...
... grain sorghum , Trials have begun in Kansas on a...gredient of many plastics, drugs, solvents and foo...hnology uses a genetically modified form of the ba...es almost pure succinate. , Finding "green" method...e is a high priority for the chemical industry. Gr...
...rth range from 3.5 million to over 30 million but ...described. Estimating historical biodiversity from..., One tool ecologists - but not paleontologists - ...of existing biological diversity is a long-establi... the tendency for species number, or richness, to ...
Other Biology News:Looks matter to female barn swallows 2Looks matter to female barn swallows 3Bacteria are key to 'green' plastics, drugs 2Bacteria are key to 'green' plastics, drugs 3Space matters: Estimating species diversity in the fossil record 2
(Date:7/17/2008)... LONDON, July 17 /- Silence Therapeut... focused biotechnology company, announces that,for...oup CEO and left the,Company., The Board of Direc...ive,Chairman, full time Chairman and Group CEO wit...cutive Director of the Company has been appointed,...
(Date:7/17/2008)... - Potential New Treatment Paradigm, P....J., July 17 /PRNewswire-,FirstCall/ -- Genzyme Co...nc.,(PTC) today announced an exclusive global coll...,s novel oral therapy in late-stage development,fo...se mutations., Under the terms of the agreement, ...
(Date:7/17/2008)... ActiPatch(TM) Product Quickly Approaches World-...swire-FirstCall/ -- BioElectronics,Corporation (Pi...n,agreement with Piramal Healthcare Limited has be...tionary ActiPatch product., Piramal Healthcare Li...one of India,s largest companies with strong brand...
(Date:7/17/2008)... -Company ramps up clinical diagnostics produc...wire/ -- HistoRx, Inc., announced,today that Willi...ce,President, Diagnostic Operations. In this newly...e for expanding the role of the company,s,diagnost...e of HistoRx,diagnostic products, and growing reve...
Breaking Biology Technology:Organizational Changes at Silence Therapeutics 2Organizational Changes at Silence Therapeutics 3Genzyme Corporation and PTC Therapeutics Announce Collaboration on Small Molecule for Genetic Diseases 2Genzyme Corporation and PTC Therapeutics Announce Collaboration on Small Molecule for Genetic Diseases 3Genzyme Corporation and PTC Therapeutics Announce Collaboration on Small Molecule for Genetic Diseases 4Genzyme Corporation and PTC Therapeutics Announce Collaboration on Small Molecule for Genetic Diseases 5Genzyme Corporation and PTC Therapeutics Announce Collaboration on Small Molecule for Genetic Diseases 6Genzyme Corporation and PTC Therapeutics Announce Collaboration on Small Molecule for Genetic Diseases 7Genzyme Corporation and PTC Therapeutics Announce Collaboration on Small Molecule for Genetic Diseases 8BioElectronics Announces Distribution Agreement for Sales In India 2BioElectronics Announces Distribution Agreement for Sales In India 3HistoRx Names Bill Sullivan Senior Vice President, Diagnostic Operations 2HistoRx Names Bill Sullivan Senior Vice President, Diagnostic Operations 3
...E Johnson Controls , a supplier of automotive sy...d using new analytic software to examine its proce...ager, said Johnson chose a package from Intellige...s Analytic Freedom software to search unstructured...ally categorizes words and phrases and looks for p...
...MMI Evolution, not revolution , ,Your business c...al PMI membership dues. Youve been to training, re...olarly journals under your pillow (osmosis). The m... sticky notes mark critical chapters. Ill bet you ...ud rather have Gantt charts papering your walls th...
...illance, has emerged as a new leading security sol...video equipment to provide a more holistic and eff...in the quest for completely converged networks. , ...have been focused on firewalls, VPNs, intrusion de...k security. But more recently, with an increased f...
...E Two biotechnology companies tied for the top pr...ontest . Announced at the close of the Entrepreneu...leton-based BioSystem Development and Milwaukee-ba...e, or $55,000. , ,Other category winners, each rec...IntelliMentor. , ,The quality of the business plan...
Other Biology Technology:Part 5 Project Performance Get on the path to continuous improvement 2Part 5 Project Performance Get on the path to continuous improvement 3Part 5 Project Performance Get on the path to continuous improvement 4IP Surveillance - Another Piece of the Converged Network 2IP Surveillance - Another Piece of the Converged Network 3Governors business-plan contest has a surprise ending 2Governors business-plan contest has a surprise ending 3Governors business-plan contest has a surprise ending 4Governors business-plan contest has a surprise ending 5Governors business-plan contest has a surprise ending 6
...Protein G bind specifically to Fc regions of many ... conjugates are commonly used as affinity adsorben...noglobulin subtypes from serum, hybridoma ascites ...ogical fluids. These reagents are also commonly us...
... min) assay can detect H2O2 or peroxidase activity...3,7-dihydroxyphenoxazine (ADHP). H2O2 oxidizes ADH...product resorufin (excitation at 530-571 nm, emiss...peroxidase in a one-step, homogeneous, no wash ass...
Label IT Tracker CX-Rhodamine Intracellular Nucleic Acid Localization Kit from Mirus Bio Corporation
Rabbit polyclonal to Staphylococcus Enterotoxin A (HRP) ( Abpromise for all tested applications).
Biology Products: