International Biometric Information Sharing (IBIS) Program

DHS program to enhance cooperation between DHS and foreign partners in biometric information sharing

Tracked because DHS program to enhance cooperation between DHS and foreign partners in biometric information sharing · 4 documented connections

Facts on record1

Connections mapped4

Sources cited7

Evidence: 1P

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Stated vs Revealed

No documented contradictions on file.

Connection Map

Key Connections

← Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM) government agency

program_management

OBIM manages the IBIS program for international biometric data sharing

← DHS Gateway instrument

hosts

The IBIS Program enables international partners to transmit and receive queries via encrypted internet messages through the DHS Gateway, indicating the Gateway serves as the technical infrastructure for the IBIS program.

Facts (1)

Data Freshness

Stale Last update: 187d ago · Avg age: 274d

Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing

✓ Verified Findings (1)

Independently re-checked: a second model read the source artifact and confirmed it supports the extracted claim.

✓ verified Primary Source DHS created International Biometric Information Sharing Program to enhance cooperation with foreign partners in assessing immigration benefit eligibility

Added: 13 Apr 2026 ↗ SOURCE: DHS Privacy Impact Assessment DHS/ALL/PIA-095

All Connections (4)

→ UK Home Office institution

potential_partner likely

UK likely participant in DHS IBIS Program for biometric information sharing

← Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM) government agency

program_management primary since 2008

OBIM manages the IBIS program for international biometric data sharing

← CBP Gateway instrument

potential data-sharing partner inferential since 2026

The IBIS program facilitates international biometric data sharing for border security. CBP Gateway would likely be a participant or data source for such exchanges, particularly with Five Eyes partners.

← DHS Gateway instrument

hosts primary since 2026

Sources (7)

2026 UNVERIFIED Research: International Biometric Information Sharing (IBIS) Program — Court rec… court_document Processed 📜 Receipt

2026 UNVERIFIED Research: International Biometric Information Sharing (IBIS) Program — Corporate… government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt

2026 UNVERIFIED Research: International Biometric Information Sharing (IBIS) Program — Lobbying … government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt

2026 UNVERIFIED Research: International Biometric Information Sharing (IBIS) Program — Parliamen… parliamentary_record Processed 📜 Receipt

2026 UNVERIFIED Research: International Biometric Information Sharing (IBIS) Program — USASpendi… contract Processed 📜 Receipt

2026 UNVERIFIED Research: International Biometric Information Sharing (IBIS) Program — SEC filin… sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt

— ↗ DHS Privacy Impact Assessment DHS/ALL/PIA-095 web_search Processed 📜 Receipt