[Notthereyet]

“The agents took the group into custody and transported them to the McAllen Station for processing and a biometric background investigation. “
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They caught this guy using fingerprints? This is awesome!

What we need is to be able to fingerprint everyone before kicking them back out. And blood samples. I like a dual-system for back-up!

[USNBandit]

If you combine a photo with a full set of electronic prints, identification is really easy. Just classifying the ten fingers (whirls, loops, etc) is enough to get you to a 99% ID. That can be done by machine. No CSI stuff involved.

That has been around for over a decade. During the Obama illegal alien surge, the administration gave orders to cut people loose without running a finger print check.