The US Border Patrol has begun fingerprinting some migrant children 14 and younger because of increased concern about fraud and the trafficking of children, a senior agency official said
The agency issued guidance to the field several weeks ago to allow for the fingerprinting of children, which is being done on a case-by-case basis in the Rio Grande Valley region of Texas when trafficking is suspected, said the official.A 3-year-old was found alone in a field by Border Patrol agents.
Prior to the new guidance, Border Patrol occasionally took photos of children, and collected additional information, but did not fingerprint migrants under 14, said the official. From a technical perspective, the reason Customs and Border Protection previously did not fingerprint children until they turned 14 is"because your fingerprint doesn't solidify until that time," said a former DHS official, who worked on immigration policy and biometrics.
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