9 Machine-assisted biometric identity confirmation systems primarily comprised of cameras,and/or image scanners, and/or range finders, and/or presence detection sensors, and computer hardware, and computer software for automated target detection, target tracking and facial recognition to monitor, detect, track, inspect, identify and/or authenticate individuals and identification cards and documents; Secure pre-enrolled identity clearance systems comprising one or more of the following-- a) machine readable electronic and optical identity cards and documents and electronic and optical card and document readers; self-service user-controlled transaction machines/kiosks primarily comprised of cameras, and/or image scanners, and/or fingerprint scanners, and/or iris scanners, and/or microphones, and/or presence detection sensors, and/or electronic card and document readers, and/or optical document readers, and computer hardware and computer software for automated capture and recognition of human characteristics and or behavioral traits to establish or confirm the identity of persons and/or identification cards and documents; and machine assisted biometric identity confirmation systems primarily comprised of cameras, and/or image scanners, and/or fingerprint scanners, and/or iris scanners, and/or microphones, and/or range finders, and/or presence detection sensors, and computer hardware, and computer for automated capture and recognition of human characteristics and or behavioral traits to establish or confirm the identity of persons and/or identification cards and documents; Computer hardware, namely, electronic and optical card and document readers; Document authentication systems primarily comprising electronic and optical card and document readers, and/or cameras, and/or image scanners, and/or range finders, presence detection sensors, and computer hardware, and computer software for authenticating identification cards and/or documents using facial recognition by comparison of the biometric facial features of photos on the identification cards and/or documents or of the presenters of the identification cards or documents with biometric facial features stored on the identification cards or documents or in a database; Computers and computer software for clearing passengers crossing international borders by comparing biometric identity information of the passenger with biometric identity information stored in a database or on an identification card or document; Computers and computer software for enrolling biometric details on persons; Computers and computer software for identity verification, namely, confirming a person's identity by comparison of the person's biometric data to biometric data stored on an identification card or document or in a database; Computers and computer software for watch-list identity detection, namely, comparing a person's biometric data to biometric data of individuals stored in a watch-list database and identifying potential matches; Communication software for use in electronic communication with and between secure pre-enrolled identity clearance systems