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Sid Shniad
May 13, 2025, 7:00:09 PMMay 13
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Vancouver Sun 12 May 2025
The photographs taken at the border crossings will be matched to commuters' travel documents such as passports, green cards and visas to verify identity. When implemented, the system will impact outbound lanes going to Canada and Mexico.
This will be an expansion to the agency's existing practice, spokesperson for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Jessica Turner told WIRED. CBP already takes photos of people entering the U.S. and matches them with their respective travel documents.
“Although we are still working on how we would handle outbound vehicle lanes, we will ultimately expand to this area,” Turner told WIRED.
The Verge reported CBP collects biometric data (photograph, finger prints etc.) of travellers exiting from 57 U.S. airports. But the border protection agency reportedly has no program monitoring people leaving the U.S. by a vehicle.
The goal of an outbound system, Turner told the publication, would be to “biometrically confirm departure from the U.S.”
Earlier this week, some drivers returning to Canada reported additional checkpoints at the border that CBP told National Post was a regular inspection.
“As part of its national security mission, U.S. Customs and Border Protection routinely conducts inspections on outbound traffic. These inspections are a vital tool in apprehending wanted individuals as well as in seizing a variety of contraband – which ultimately makes our communities safer,” CBP told National Post on Tuesday.
Although the checkpoint was shortly taken down, one B.C. resident told Global News that the searches on other vehicles made her “very uncomfortable.”
The sentiment mirrors a majority of Canadians who say travelling to the U.S. could be unsafe and unwelcome, as seen in the findings of a recent poll by Leger conducted for the Association for Canadian Studies (ACS).
The survey evaluated responses from 1,626 people across Canada from May 1 to May 3. A majority (52 per cent) said it is no longer safe for all Canadians travelling to the U.S. Slightly more (54 per cent) said they don't feel welcome anymore.
Photos to be taken of drivers exiting U.S.
NIC ANTAYA / GETTY IMAGES People leaving the U.S. in vehicles will face
proposed extra checks to “biometrically confirm departure.”
People exiting the United States by vehicle are to be photographed at border crossings, WIRED reported on Friday. No timeline was provided for when this system will come into effect.The photographs taken at the border crossings will be matched to commuters' travel documents such as passports, green cards and visas to verify identity. When implemented, the system will impact outbound lanes going to Canada and Mexico.
This will be an expansion to the agency's existing practice, spokesperson for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Jessica Turner told WIRED. CBP already takes photos of people entering the U.S. and matches them with their respective travel documents.
“Although we are still working on how we would handle outbound vehicle lanes, we will ultimately expand to this area,” Turner told WIRED.
The Verge reported CBP collects biometric data (photograph, finger prints etc.) of travellers exiting from 57 U.S. airports. But the border protection agency reportedly has no program monitoring people leaving the U.S. by a vehicle.
The goal of an outbound system, Turner told the publication, would be to “biometrically confirm departure from the U.S.”
Earlier this week, some drivers returning to Canada reported additional checkpoints at the border that CBP told National Post was a regular inspection.
“As part of its national security mission, U.S. Customs and Border Protection routinely conducts inspections on outbound traffic. These inspections are a vital tool in apprehending wanted individuals as well as in seizing a variety of contraband – which ultimately makes our communities safer,” CBP told National Post on Tuesday.
Although the checkpoint was shortly taken down, one B.C. resident told Global News that the searches on other vehicles made her “very uncomfortable.”
The sentiment mirrors a majority of Canadians who say travelling to the U.S. could be unsafe and unwelcome, as seen in the findings of a recent poll by Leger conducted for the Association for Canadian Studies (ACS).
The survey evaluated responses from 1,626 people across Canada from May 1 to May 3. A majority (52 per cent) said it is no longer safe for all Canadians travelling to the U.S. Slightly more (54 per cent) said they don't feel welcome anymore.
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