NEW YORK, 09 May 2021, (TON): US Department of Homeland Security has abandon biometrics collection for immigrants without any regard to age. The Department of Homeland Security official said that the proposed rule is consistent with the Executive Order signed by President Joe Biden, regarding restoring faith in the legal immigration system. Now biometric collection is only authorized upon arrest of an illegal immigrant.

Indian- American are taking the credit of compelling US Department of Homeland Security to abandon biometrics collection for immigrants on the ground that it was illegal immigrant Indian diaspora which took law and order into their hands, raised Indian flags and defeated President Donald Trump from spoiling Joseph Biden inauguration as President .

Earlier, notified in the Federal Register on 11 September 2020, President Donald Trump made rule that any applicant, petitioner, sponsor, beneficiary, or individual filing or associated with an immigration benefit or request, including US citizens, must appear for biometrics collection without regard to age.

It has been announced that from 17 May biometrics requirements for H-4, L-2, and certain E non-immigrant categories. Such a move was welcomed by a large number of Indian-Americans who were impacted by the biometrics requirement.