New facial technology stops two imposters at San Luis port of entry

U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s new facial comparison technology at the San Luis Port of Entry identified two men using documents that didn’t belong to them.

These are the first two imposters to be detected by the technology in the pedestrian lane.

Earlier this month, a 26-year-old man from San Luis Rio Colorado presented a border crossing card to a CBP officer in the primary pedestrian inspections.

The technology showed a mismatch to the travel document presented. The CBP officer referred the traveler to secondary inspection. It was determined the man was not the man in the documents.

Just hours later, a CBP officer stopped a 39-year-old man from San Luis Rio Colorado from passing through the pedestrian lane. The man presented a lawful permanent resident document, but after inspection, it was determined the man was not the actual holder of the document.

The subjects, both Mexican nationals, were arrested and are currently facing criminal prosecution.

Using another person’s identity document is a violation of U.S. immigration law and could result in criminal prosecution. Inadmissible foreign nationals sometimes use U.S. passports belonging to others to attempt illegal entry into the United States. Those documents may be stolen, purchased or “borrowed” passports.