Overview

• Customs and Border Protection (CBP) intends to photograph and biometrically match the faces of all passengers in vehicles exiting the US at land border crossings with Canada and Mexico.
• This initiative mirrors CBP's existing inbound face-matching program and its biometric exit system at 57 US airports, which has been operational since 2016.
• A 152-day test at the Anzalduas border crossing in Texas achieved only a 61% success rate in capturing valid facial data for matching, highlighting technological challenges.
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has contracted Palantir for $30 million to develop ImmigrationOS, a system providing real-time tracking of self-deportations.
• The administration is also offering $1,000 incentives for undocumented immigrants to self-deport, reflecting a broader push to encourage voluntary departures.