Letter regarding Collection of Biometric Data from Aliens Upon Entry to and Departure from the United States

Abstract

The undersigned civil rights, civil liberties, immigrants’ rights, technology, and privacy organizations write to urge the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to immediately rescind the above-referenced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), published on November 19, 2020, and to suspend the use of facial recognition technology on travelers.