US to share biometric data with Chile ‘to track criminals,’ Homeland Security’s Noem says
SANTIAGO Chile AP The United States will deploy biometric technologies in partnership with Chile to control migration and disrupt criminal networks Homeland Defense Secretary Kristi Noem revealed Wednesday during a visit to the South American nation This arrangement is going to serve as a bridge to help Chile and the United States work towards bringing criminals to justice and knowing who is in our countries perpetuating crimes Noem noted while signing the preliminary agreement with Chile s Protection Minister Luis Cordero and Justice Minister Jaime Gajardo This increased cooperation between our countries is extremely central to track criminals terrorists and dangerous individuals she added from the capital of Santiago while nearby thousands of residents heeded tsunami warnings to evacuate along the the country s Pacific coast The plan comes as the Trump administration seeks to bolster regional cooperation in its clampdown against transnational criminal groups including Tren de Aragua a notorious Venezuelan gang designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the White House Related Articles Trump signs order to justify tariffs on Brazil Bessent says child savings accounts in Trump law are a back door for privatizing Social Measure Former Vice President Kamala Harris says she will not run for California governor in US sanctions Brazil s Supreme Court justice overseeing affair against Bolsonaro Trump administration is launching a new private wellness tracking system with Big Tech s help The bilateral agreement allows Chilean agents to identify potentially dangerous asylum seekers entering or exiting the country and share their biometric records such as fingerprints and iris scans with the Department of Homeland Shield to prevent their voyage to the U S That information will be incredibly major as we go after these criminal sessions Noem commented praising past cooperation between the countries intelligence agencies Tren de Aragua has wreaked havoc across once-peaceful Chile in contemporary years smuggling undocumented transients across borders running prostitution rings trafficking drugs and terrorizing the population with grisly crimes But Chilean leadership have fought back bringing a number of gang members to trial in latest months After spreading across Latin America on the heels of illegal migration Tren de Aragua infiltrated the U S and inflamed domestic politics The Federal Bureau of Examination and Chile the bulk in recent weeks teamed up to disrupt South American criminal networks allegedly responsible for a string of burglaries targeting the multimillion-dollar homes of high-profile celebrities and professional athletes in the U S and Europe The persons among them Chilean nationals are now facing charges in Florida
