Alien Fingerprint-System Integration Still Years Away ; Report Says U.S. Borders Vulnerable to Criminals

The Washington Times › March 03, 2004

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Delays in integrating FBI fingerprint files with databases used by the Border Patrol - a problem that won't be fixed until at least 2008 - leave America's borders vulnerable to entry by criminals and would-be terrorists, a Justice Department report said yesterday.

Inspector General Glenn A. Fine said that unless technological support is improved, it is "inevitable" that Border Patrol agents - often overwhelmed by large numbers of illegal aliens - will be unable to consistently determine the full criminal and immigration history, including prior deportations, of all the aliens they apprehend.

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Alien Fingerprint-System Integration Still Years Away ; Report Says U.S. Borders Vulnerable to Criminals

Mr. Fine said that while both the Justice Department and Homeland Security (DHS) have recognized the need to begin an integrated fingerprint identifica...

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