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ICE Arrogates the Right to Scan the Face of Any US Resident, at Any Time, for Any Reason
A new article from 404 Media reports that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has deployed a new mobile application to agents’ devices which allows them to subject anyone they encounter to facial recognition. Shockingly, the piece cites an internal … Read more »
ICE Digital Arms Buildup Equipping Agency for Mass Surveillance Operations
A new piece from Reason warns that ICE is rapidly acquiring the tools to conduct mass surveillance operations. While these capabilities are being amassed in the name of enforcing immigration law and detaining violent agitators coincident to anti-ICE demonstrations, the … Read more »
Trump Administration Closes in on Free Speech with Conspiracy Charges Against Protester
According to a new article in The Guardian, a nonviolent anti-ICE demonstrator is facing federal conspiracy charges. The accused, Bajun Mavalwalla II, attended a social media-publicized meetup at a DHS facility in Spokane, WA to oppose ICE detentions, … Read more »
With the Help of a Good DOGE, Trump Admin Unleashes Federal Data Aggregation Practices
A new piece in The Hill underscores the dangers of Trump’s moves to consolidate all the federal government’s data stores. Leading the charge is Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which is insatiably chewing through records from widely-ranging government … Read more »
Trump Admin Continues Aerial Surveillance Creep with CBP Drone Deployed Over LA
The Guardian has reported that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) deployed a surveillance-capable drone in response to the anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles. In a statement, CBP maintains that the drone’s mission is purely to ensure the safety of … Read more »
DHS Reportedly Arrested Suspects Pinpointed with Purchased Location Data
Earlier this month, The Verge reported that the Department of Homeland Security purchased location data for an unspecified number of individuals in the US-Mexico border region. DHS reviewed a swath of historical location data for those whose data indicated they … Read more »
Documents Show FBI Monitored Movements of Black Lives Matter Activists
The Intercept reveals that the FBI has developed and implemented a practice of monitoring the physical movements of activists associated with Black Lives Matter. In addition to providing further evidence of FBI tailing nonviolent demonstrators, the piece also sheds light … Read more »
Report: Coalition of Immigrant Rights Groups Reaffirms Constitutional Protections for Locally Detained Immigrants and Backs Sanctuary Cities
A new report published by a coalition of immigrant rights organizations challenges a key immigration policing technique employed by the federal government. The document outlines the glaring legal deficiencies inherent in ICE-issued detainers and other administrative forms for requesting the … Read more »
Senate and House Legislators Introduce Bill Mandating Warrants for Device Searches by Border Agents
Following a statement announcing his intention to pursue legislation to close a glaring loophole in Fourth Amendment protections during border crossings, Senator Ron Wyden has formally introduced legislation aimed at more tightly regulating searches of electronics conducted by CBP agents and other border … Read more »
