Border checkpoint scans eyes, faces of departing foreigners

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The federal government is using eye scans and facial recognition technology for the first time to verify the identities of foreigners leaving the United States on foot at a busy San Diego border crossing with Mexico — the latest move to close a longstanding security gap, officials announced Thursday.
Before now, foreigners who left the country were rarely checked by authorities before walking into Mexico or Canada at ports of entry. The checkout system that launched