Summary:

• **What is Biometric Data?** The Department of Homeland Security checked how Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) keeps people's fingerprints, face pictures, and other body measurements safe. This information is called biometric data, and it's very important to protect it like a secret password.

• **Finding Problems with Safety** The audit found that ICE wasn't always keeping this private information as safe as it should be. Some biometric data wasn't being stored securely, which means bad people could potentially see information they shouldn't see, like someone's face picture or fingerprints.

• **Why This Matters** When the government collects information about people, they have a big responsibility to keep it safe and private. This audit helps make sure that ICE improves how they protect everyone's personal information so it stays secure and private.