Coast Guard tests fingerprinting at borders

March 12, 2008

“The Coast Guard is using a new weapon to fight illegal immigration: electronic fingerprinting.

A test program in which Coast Guard sailors take digital fingerprints from people picked up on boats headed to Puerto Rico from the Dominican Republic has led to more than 100 prosecutions in the past year.” (USA Today)

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