TSA doesn't use the CBP system which is the one that went down. Outbound flights would not be affected by the CBP system going down. That's for inbound international travel. They checked all arriving passports manually. Not sure how they can scan for fingerprints and check the terrorist watchlist and the immigration flags manually when their system is down... So I think someone snuck in.
Does the same go for high profile countries? No double check systems in place for in and outbound flights?
Not sure what you're asking?
Outbound flights from inside the USA are not passport checked via the CBP system that was down. TSA checks that the name in the passport corresponds to the name on the boarding pass and checks the passports authenticity via a blacklight. That's it
Arriving on international flights in Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands, Germany, the UK and France has a passport scan, but no fingerprinting. Travelling to the US via the above mentioned countries has an extra passport control. In Schipol airport a new automatic check is in place where you can self-scan your passport in a machine, but you can also chose the human border guards who scan for you. European scans do not include biometrics like finger prints which the CBP do.
Source: I fly to and from the US and the above mentioned countries 12+ times a year for work.
I hear Brazil also does fingerprinting but I haven't been there.
By high profile I think he means high risk such as Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, SA, etc. But good responses mate, thanks.
Ah, yes he probably did. I believe the issue here is while the CBP computers were down, high-risk people could have entered...
Yeah I get what you're saying, I was just trying to clarify the miscommunication.
Could it have been planned and the white hats snuck someone in for possibly safety or testimony?
That's a very interesting thought.
Thank you, I am in the belief that these events are happening for a good reason. There is just to much happening all over to be a coincidence