You Can't Refuse to Be Scanned by ICE's Facial Recognition App, DHS Document Say

Re:You Can't Refuse to Be Scanned by ICE's Facial Recognitio... by jschoe on Saturday November 01, 2025 @12:24PM (#45782933)

I wonder if my face is even in their database.

I have US citizenship + SSN but never lived in the USA. I do have a passport though and visited a few times for vacations.

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Re:You Can't Refuse to Be Scanned by ICE's Facial Recognitio... by pramsey on Saturday November 01, 2025 @04:11PM (#45784920)

Last couple times over the border the officers have pointed a camera at me (travelling on US passport), so I assume my mug is in there. Seems completely routine and universal at airports now? I wonder if the original passport photo has similarly been scanned at this point.

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Re:You Can't Refuse to Be Scanned by ICE's Facial Recognitio... by tremon on Saturday November 01, 2025 @01:53PM (#45783733)

The safest assumption would be that if your face has ever featured in a photo on Facebook, it already is in their database.

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Re:You Can't Refuse to Be Scanned by ICE's Facial Recognitio... by codedokode on Saturday November 01, 2025 @04:33PM (#45785084)

Don't they take photo and collect fingerprints when crossing the border?

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