DHS rule would expand biometric collection to immigrants and some citizens linked to them
US | Uncle Sam wants to scan your iris and collect your DNA, citizen or not
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https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/04/dhs_wants_to_collect_biometric_data/
Flamekebab@piefed.social 4 hours ago
In about 2008 I was flying to New Zealand via LAX for a refuelling stop. We did not go through passport control but the US decided to take our finger prints and retinal scans. I am still furious.
ISOmorph@feddit.org 3 hours ago
Just out of curiosity, did you have the option to say no and be sent back to your departure airport?
Flamekebab@piefed.social 2 hours ago
Nothing was mentioned and I didn’t know what to do. As I understood it we effectively hadn’t landed on US soil so I don’t know what right they had to take that information.
Unsurprisingly I’ve avoided all travel to the US since, even before the current level of insanity.