{"id":347814,"date":"2026-06-24T00:52:03","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T00:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/347814\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T00:52:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T00:52:03","slug":"dfw-airport-is-testing-facial-recognition-at-checkpoints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/347814\/","title":{"rendered":"DFW Airport is testing facial recognition at checkpoints"},"content":{"rendered":"

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File photo — TSA agents at DFW Airport.<\/p>\n

Joyce Marshall<\/p>\n

Star-Telegram<\/p>\n

Coming back to Texas after an international trip can sometimes mean standing in long customs lines, even if you have Global Entry.<\/p>\n

Now, U.S. Customs and Border Protection is testing a new system that could change how some travelers move through customs when they return to the United States.<\/p>\n

The Dallas Fort Worth International Airport<\/a> is one of several airports<\/a> participating in the pilot program.<\/p>\n

Its goal is to make the arrival process faster, but the changes won\u2019t apply to everyone.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what travelers need to know.<\/p>\n

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What is the new Global Entry technology being tested at DFW Airport?<\/p>\n

Under the new system,<\/a> travelers can move through a designated lane where cameras capture their image for facial recognition verification instead of stopping at a kiosk before heading through customs.<\/p>\n

A CBP officer can then review the traveler\u2019s information and verify their identity before allowing them to continue through.<\/p>\n

According to U.S. CBP<\/a>, the system is designed to speed up the arrival process while maintaining security standards.<\/p>\n

The pilot began at San Francisco International Airport in April and is now being tested at six airports across the country, including DFW Airport.<\/p>\n

The program is expected to continue being tested through September 2026.<\/p>\n

Will every Global Entry traveler be able to skip the kiosk?<\/p>\n

While the technology is designed to reduce the need for kiosks, CBP says some travelers may still be directed to a kiosk or additional screening.<\/p>\n

Because the program is still being tested, experiences may vary depending on operational needs and other factors at the time of arrival.<\/p>\n

That means two travelers arriving at the same airport may not go through the exact same process.<\/p>\n

For now, travelers should be prepared to follow directions from CBP officers when returning to the U.S.<\/p>\n

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Tiffani Jackson<\/a><\/p>\n

Fort Worth Star-Telegram<\/p>\n

Tiffani is a service journalism reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. She is part of a team of local journalists who answer reader questions about life in North Texas. Tiffani mainly writes about Texas laws and health news.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"File photo — TSA agents at DFW Airport. Joyce Marshall Star-Telegram Coming back to Texas after an international…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":347815,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[116,118,117],"class_list":["post-347814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-worth","tag-fort-worth","tag-fort-worth-headlines","tag-fort-worth-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347814","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=347814"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347814\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/347815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=347814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=347814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=347814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}