Simplified Arrival Program News Today

Facial recognition technology goes live at Honolulu’s airport as part of federal program U.S. Customs and Border Protection launch facial recognition program to identify travelers. (Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection) By HNN Staff | May 4, 2021 at 5:48 PM HST - Updated May 4 at 6:03 PM HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Honolulu’s airport is using facial recognition technology to check the identities of travelers arriving internationally. U.S. Customs and Border Protect...

Honolulu will be the latest U.S. city to use facial biometrics to scan international arrivals. The state Department of Transportation says the Simplified Arrival Program is coming to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport. Simplified Arrival uses facial biometrics to automate the manual document checks required for entry into the country. It also fulfills a Congressional mandate to biometrically record entry and exit of non-U.S. citizens. The Simplified Arrival program is funded and maintained ...