United States, Nationwide
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement
SmartLINK facial verification for Alternatives to Detention remote check-ins, supplied by BI
OperationalOfficial publicationPAI-7DA702D5
- Body
- US Immigration and Customs Enforcement
- Country
- United States
- Area
- Nationwide
- Technology
- SmartLINK facial verification for Alternatives to Detention remote check-ins
- Supplier
- BI
- Status
- Operational
In routine use by the named body, on the evidence of a public source. - Stage
- In use now
- Since
- February 2018
- Legal basis
- Not stated in the source
- Oversight
- Not stated in the source
- Evidence
- Official publication
Police force, government department or public body publication - Source
- Office of Management and Budget, 2025 federal AI use case inventory (DHS-407)
- Last checked
- Record code
PAI-7DA702D5
Notes
The DHS 2025 AI Use Case Inventory (entry DHS-407, as consolidated by the Office of Management and Budget) lists 'Biometric Check-in for ATD-ISAP (SmartLINK)' as deployed. The entry says participants in the Intensive Supervision Appearance Program (ATD-ISAP) can check in remotely and the app either passes a biometric match or puts the photo in a pending-review status; officers manually review failed matches and participants can check in in person at an ERO office. DHS presumed the use high-impact and determined it is not, because facial verification is one option and is described as a convenience. The vendor is listed as BI.
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