The United States and Chile signed a new Biometric Identification Transnational Migration Alert Program (BITMAP) letter of intent on July 30, which U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem said is a continuation of crucial information-sharing between the two nations.
“Data sharing benefits everyone – except bad actors who wish to do us and our people harm,” Noem said in a statement. “Today, we kick-started a Biometric Identification Transnational Migration Alert Program (BITMAP) to help both nations better track criminals, terrorists, other dangerous individuals who try to cross our borders and do us harm.”
The Homeland Security statement said that biometric data is critical for vetting, tracking, and keeping the worst of the worst criminal aliens from around the globe from crossing U.S. borders….