A FEDERAL INFORMATION SHARING SYSTEM HAS BEEN GIVEN TO AUTHORITIES IN SAN BENITO COUNTY, BY U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT. THE SYSTEM WORKS BY TAKING FINGERPRINT INFORMATION, AND CHECKING IT AGAINST THE BIO-METRICS-BASED IMMIGRATION RECORDS KEPT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.
SINCE I.C.E. OFFICERS STARTED USING THE SYSTEM IN 2008, MORE THAN 58 THOUSAND ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS (WHO WERE CONVICTED OF CRIMES) HAVE BEEN REMOVED.
