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Border and Port Security

Biometric access control systems used at airports and national or regional boundaries to track and manage the flow of humans, and the databases and documents that support them, make up border and port security. Includes national and immigration registries, ePassports and smart card systems, automated border control (ABC) kiosks, and apps for data sharing among other products and services.

 

Regula photospectral document scanner marks ‘conceptual shift’ in border control

As border control becomes an increasingly central political issue in North America and Europe, and border security agencies face staffing…

 

EU SafeTravellers project works to secure biometric digital travel credentials

Idemia Public Security, iProov, Vision-Box and Ubiquitous Technologies Company (Ubitech) are part of a European Union-funded project to introduce traveler…

 

Cognitec supplies biometric hardware and software for Australian airports

Cognitec is carrying out a contract for Australia’s government providing biometric cameras and related services for international air travelers. The…

 

EU inches towards gradual rollout of biometric border controls

The EU’s biometric Entry-Exit System is set for a 180 day rollout after Members of European Parliament on the Civil…

 

Unexplained USCIS requests suggest DHS using AI to flag visa applicants

In an unexpected and deeply concerning move, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has begun issuing Requests for Evidence…

 

Palantir’s ImmigrationOS fuels Trump administration’s immigrant removal agenda

In April 2025, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) awarded a $30 million contract to Palantir Technologies to develop ImmigrationOS,…

 

Vietnam sets deadline for biometric border crossings

Vietnam’s government has set the deadline for implementing biometric technology and the country’s digital identity platform VNeID at all airports,…

 

How Geo Group tech became a cornerstone of Trump’s immigration crackdown

The story of a Honduran immigrant living in Louisiana captures the troubling transformation of U.S. immigration enforcement in the Trump…

 

TSA begins REAL ID full enforcement on May 7

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced the imminent implementation of REAL ID enforcement measures at TSA checkpoints nationwide. On May…

 

Laos deploys Regula Comparator to prevent ID document fraud at air border

Regula technology for ID document verification has been deployed to Wattay International Airport in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Laos)…

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