New LAX Port Director to Oversee Facial Recognition Program

U.S. Customs and Border Protection hosted a Change of Command Ceremony to instate Cheryl Davies as Port Director for the Los Angeles International Airport at the Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos, Calif. on Nov. 22, 2021. Courtesy of U.S. Customs and Border Protection

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appointed a new director on Nov. 22 to oversee its facial recognition program, international travel, and a new cargo X-ray system at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

Director Cheryl Davies, formerly the assistant director of passenger operations, was sworn in during a Change of Command Ceremony at the Sgt. Paul Nakamura Army Reserve Center at the Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos, California.