Facial recognition technology catches imposter trying to enter US illegally at airport, officials say

Pilot program uses cameras to match passengers to government pictures on file; Claudia Cowan reports from San Jose on the new software. A man trying to illegally enter the United States this week was tripped up by state-of-the-art facial recognition technology, marking the first instance of the system being used at an airport to help federal officials flag a fraud, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Thursday. A 26-year-old man traveling from Brazil entered Washington Dulles International Airport and presented agents with a French passport on Wednesday, authorities said. But agents deployed the new technology to determine the man wasn't who he claimed to be. The man became nervous when agents referred him for a secondary search, officials said.