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US drops Trump plan for more biometric data on immigrants

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WASHINGTON – The Biden administration on Friday withdrew a Trump-era proposal to expand the amount and types of biometric data collected by U.S.

immigration authorities. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said the proposed rule submitted for public comment in September would be withdrawn as part of the new administration’s goal of reducing “barriers and undue burdens” in the immigration system.

In a statement announcing the withdrawal of the proposal, the agency said the Department of Homeland Security would continue to collect biometrics “where appropriate.” That includes fingerprints and photos of people applying for citizenship and iris scans of people apprehended at the U.S.

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