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(EMAILWIRE.COM, March 09, 2012 ) Los Angeles, CA -- In a statement before the House of Representatives Homeland Security subcommittee, the Department of Homeland Security is now on the final stages of its biometric data system. This new system would be able to keep tabs on immigrants when they leave the United States.
This system has been on the top wish list for security before 9/11. The exit system would be able to track individuals as they leave the country but was seen to be too costly to operate and maintain. During the testimony before the House subcommittee, John Cohen, DHS Deputy Counter Terrorism Coordinator did not disclose the cost of the system but assured members of the House that the system would be up and running “within weeks”.
The countryÂ’s inability to track millions of foreign visitors especially if they overstay their visas has been a hot topic in both politics and government. While the current administration has not made deportation of overstaying individuals a priority, those though with other criminal offenses, especially those considered as threats to public and national security, have been deported posthaste.
The new system would be pivotal, as data accumulated from immigrants is collected, stored and made available to law enforcement agencies to be able to identify visa overstays. This is most especially important when the individual entering the country since they pose a threat to national security or public safety.
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement is the agency primarily responsible for deporting illegal immigrants. Their agents comb through visa records to assist in identification of individuals that have overstayed in the country and undertake deportation proceedings considered threats to the national security or community.
As of the latest statistics, 37,000 individuals with expired visas have been deported between 2009 and 2011. There is a current backlog of 1.6 million of suspected overstaying individuals since 2004. Nearly half of these individuals have left the country or applied to change their immigration status. The other half is still under review as these were deemed national security threats as priorities for deportation.
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