U.S. to Photograph Canadian Travelers at Land Borders and Airports

Warren Shepell, a Canadian psychologist, was surprised when two U.S. border officers photographed him without explanation while he was boarding a flight from Cleveland to Toronto. This incident reflects the expansion of U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s facial biometrics program, which will soon require photos of all non-U.S. citizens, including Canadians, at various entry and exit points, raising privacy concerns among experts.