The Biometric Identification at Sea Pilot Project has allowed the Coast Guard to collect biometrics from individuals interdicted in the Caribbean to run them against terrorists and criminal data bases. Under this program. the Coast Guard has collected biometric information from over 1.100 individuals. using stateoftheart handheld scanners. As a result. over 250 individuals with criminal records have been identified. and 72 have been brought ashore for prosecution under U.S. laws. This program breaks the cycle of migrants with criminal histories being returned to their country of origin without prosecution. It also has proven itself to be an effective partnership between the Coast Guard and Federal law enforcement. I would note that these provisions also are carried on H.R. 2830. the FY 2009 U.S.
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