The Department of Homeland Security has announced it will begin deploying iris and facial recognition services to the U.S. Border Patrol as part of a pilot program this summer, according to a report by Defense One.
 
Using these services, DHS will have the capability of sharing images with the FBI’s biometric database, said DHS officials. The new services are part of the department’s complete revamp of its “IDENT” biometric system, which currently stores more than 170 million foreigner fingerprints and facial images, along with 600,000 iris templates.