How Trump’s mass deportation plan can use AI to extend immigration crackdown – CNBC
The Department of Homeland Security allocated $5 million in its 2025 budget to open an AI Office, and DHS Secretary… read more
‘I felt like I was a prisoner’: The rapid rise of US immigration authorities’ electronic surveillance programs – Coda
Across the U.S., a surveillance system tracking the movements of tens of thousands of people seeking refuge or permanent residency… read more
FBI Hoovering Up DNA at a Pace That Rivals China, Holds 21 Million Samples and Counting – The Intercept
“If you look back at when CODIS was established, it was originally for violent or sexual offenders,” Anna Lewis, a… read more
Online system to seek asylum in US is quickly overwhelmed – AP
Some migrants, particularly with darker skin, say the app is rejecting required photos, blocking or delaying applications. CBP says it… read more
Wiretaps On Wheels – Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (STOP)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY New cars are surveillance on wheels, sending sensitive passenger data to carmakers and police. Cars also store enormous… read more
The Most Surveilled Place in America – The Markup
The federal government has spent billions on border surveillance technology for the past three decades — and that despite these… read more
ICE investigators used a private utility database covering millions to pursue immigration violations – Washington Post
ICE’s use of the private database is another example of how government agencies have exploited commercial sources to access information… read more
From Data Criminalization to Prison Abolition
Surveillance is real-time social control. Criminalizing data is often created by surveillance: the non-consensual observation of individuals and communities by… read more
Thousands of ICE Employees Have Access to Massive, Nationwide License Plate-Tracking System – Gizmodo
Hat-tip Rita Premo! The ACLU of Northern California wrote the records show that more than 9,000 ICE officers have been… read more
Biden has quietly deployed an app for asylum seekers. Privacy experts are worried
In recent weeks, U.S. border officials have taken an unprecedented step, quietly deploying a new app, CBP One, which relies… read more