US: NPRM – Collection and Use of Biometrics by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

November 3, 2025

DHS notice of proposed rulemaking. Would require biometrics from any individual, regardless of age, filing or associated with an immigration benefit request unless exempted; define 'biometrics'; expand collection authority upon alien arrest; codify reuse requirements; and codify and expand DNA testing, use and storage by USCIS. Comment period closed 1/2/2026.