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International visitors at Detroit airport to give 10 fingerprints

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Detroit Metropolitan Airport becomes latest airport to require ten fingerprints instead of just two from its international visitors for the Department of Homeland Security. The department said the change in its US-VISIT program is meant to help it do a better job of stopping potential security risks.

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