DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ISSUES PROPOSED RULE: COLLECTION AND USE OF BIOMETRICS BY U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Department Of Homeland Security has issued a proposed rule called: Collection and Use of Biometrics by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on Nov. 3 by Kristi Noem, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Summary: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to amend its regulations governing biometrics use and collection. DHS proposes to require submission of biometrics by any individual, regardless of age, filing or associated with an immigration benefit request, other request, or collection of information, unless exempted; expand biometrics collection authority upon alien arrest; define "biometrics; " codify reuse requirements; codi...