US partners with Colombia to take on immigration using biometric technologies

The U.S. and Colombia have agreed to partner up to deploy biometric capabilities to help authorities manage migration and stop criminal activity.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem met with Colombia Foreign Minister Laura Sarabia in Bogota on Thursday, where the two signed an agreement to utilize biometric capabilities.

"Today we have signed a statement of intent for biometric cooperation, and it will reaffirm our strong, and our resilient, and our enduring...