what information is pulled up when immigration officers scan your passport photo page in airports when traveling internationally?

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Is it an entire database of your travel history and criminal record and how do immigration officers use it to determine if you can enter or leave a country? What red flags can pop up from your passport photo/bio page? Cheers!

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I enter Israel fairly often and I have been asked “You seem to come here a lot, why?” after they scan the passport. So they must be able to see all the previous entries and exits.

FWIW, my wife is Israeli, when I tell them that they just give me back my passport and send me on my way. So I gather that comes up as well.

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