U.S. to photograph Canadian travellers when they enter and exit at all land borders, airports

The United States is expanding its facial biometrics program with the goal of collecting images of non-U.S. citizens at entry and exit points at all airports, seaports and land borders.

Warren Shepell had an unsettling experience this month when boarding his flight from Cleveland heading home to Toronto.

Just before getting on the plane, he says two uniformed officers approached him on the boarding ramp (Jetway), and one took his photo. 

“I was aghast. I felt ambushed,” said Shepell, a noted Canadian psychologist. 

He says the men never explained who they were or why he was photographed.

“They didn’t tell me anything, and I just feel violated.”

Being photographed when in transit is something that Canadians who visit the United States will need to get used to: the country is advancing a plan to photograph Canadian travellers when they enter and exit the country by all modes of transport.

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