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US CBP App's Failure to Detect Black Faces Reportedly Blocked Asylum Applications
CBP One's facial recognition feature was reportedly disproportionately failing to detect faces of Black asylum seekers from Haiti and African countries, effectively blocking their asylum applications.
- Date it happened
- 2023-01-18
- Organisation involved
- US Customs and Border Protection
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