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How long does CBP retain facial photos of U.S. citizens who opt into biometric screening?

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CBP deletes U.S. citizen photos within 12 hours. Noncitizen photos? Kept for 75 years. That gap shows who bears surveillance costs—citizens keep Fourth Amendment protections while noncitizens get perm...

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