US Customs and Border Protection

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Port of San Diego adds contactless biometric immigration checks using facial recognition

By Tom Phillips • 1 December 2022 • Updated 1 December 2022

US Customers and Border Protection biometric face recognition check at airport

Passengers arriving on international cruise ships at the US port of San Diego can now verify their identity on entry to the country using biometric face recognition technology rather than by presenting physical documents to immigration officers from US Customs and Border Protection (CBP)... More

Ports in US and Hong Kong add contactless ‘self-service immigration’ channels using facial recognition

By Tom Phillips • 6 January 2022 • Updated 7 April 2023

Cruise ship passengers at US port trialling contactless self-service immigration channels using facial recognition

Passengers disembarking from international cruise ships at the US port of New Orleans in Louisiana can now verify their identity on entry to the country using biometric face recognition technology rather than by presenting physical documents to immigration officers... More

JetBlue to launch first-of-its-kind self-boarding program using facial recognition

By Rian Boden • 1 June 2017 • Updated 16 August 2019

JetBlue to launch first-of-its-kind self-boarding program using facial recognition — JetBlue — “JetBlue today announced it will collaborate with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and SITA to test a new paperless and deviceless self-boarding process as part of ongoing trials to implement a biometric exit process in the future. Customers who opt-in can put away boarding passes and devices – a quick photo match at the gate verifies customers to board.”