India, Oct. 25 -- Amid Donald Trump's crackdown on immigration, the United States intends to take a picture of every non-citizen as they enter and exit the nation, citing much-improved face recognition technology.

In a filing published Friday in the Federal Register, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) plans to increase the collection of photos and data at airport, sea, and land crossings in a bid to combat fake travel papers and strengthen national security.

"Implementing an integrated biometric entry-exit system that compares biometric data of aliens collected upon arrival with biometric data collected upon departure helps address the national security concerns arising from the threat of terrorism, the fraudulent use of legitimate ...