UK to deploy facial recognition in biggest-ever immigration crackdown

Policy documents suggest live facial recognition cameras could be used to identify visa overstayers as well as targeting immigration-related criminality. Policy documents suggest live facial recognition cameras could be used to identify visa overstayers as well as targeting immigration-related criminality. The Home Office is preparing to deploy facial recognition technology at transport hubs and public events as part of the biggest immigration enforcement crackdown in British history. Policy documents show the government has been developing a programme to deploy live facial recognition (LFR) cameras for "general immigration enforcement", including non-criminal immigration offences. The technology will be used to identify people "seeking to re-enter the UK unlawfully", target those subject to removal action and to crack down on broader "immigration-related criminality".