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The Guardian - US
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Melissa del Bosque in Tucson

Facial recognition bias frustrates Black asylum applicants to US, advocates say

A migrant from Venezuela seeking asylum in the US uses his phone to access the CBP One application.
A migrant from Venezuela seeking asylum in the US uses his phone to access the CBP One application. Photograph: José Luis González/Reuters

The US government’s new mobile app for migrants to apply for asylum at the US-Mexico border is blocking many Black people from being able to file their claims because of facial recognition bias in the tech, immigration advocates say.

Non-profits that assist Black asylum seekers are finding that the app, CBP One, is failing to register many people with darker skin tones, effectively barring them from their right to request entry into the US.

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