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Homeland security adds biometric exit process at airport

March 31, 2005

News-Daily.com: Pressing her index finger to the pad, Monica Chazaro processed her departure from the country using a U.S. Department of Homeland Security pilot program. Chazaro and other international passengers leaving Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport are being required to process their departure in kiosks throughout the airport before leaving as part of the department's US-VISIT program. The system "closes the loop" and tightens security, US-VISIT Deputy Director Robert Mocny said. Before boarding a plane to return to Vera Cruz, Mexico, Chazaro said she didn't mind the process, which included submitting her passport in the kiosk, giving prints from both index fingers and having a picture taken. Click here to read the full story.