Class action challenges DHS’ use of facial recognition against protesters
A class action lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine accuses Homeland Security Secretary Kristi…
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ICE use of commercial phone tracking tool draws congressional scrutiny
A group of Democratic lawmakers on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform are pressing Department of Homeland Security…
TSA PreCheck to remain open during federal shutdown, DHS says
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) briefly set off alarm bells across the travel industry when it announced that the…
DHS signals major expansion of biometric matching infrastructure
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking industry input on biometric matching software…
CBP embeds Clearview AI into tactical targeting operations
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is formally integrating Clearview AI’s facial recognition platform into its intelligence and targeting operations,…
US Congress deadlocked as homeland security funding set to expire
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is racing toward a funding deadline this week as Congress remains deadlocked over its…
Lawmakers challenge ICE surveillance expansion as questions mount over DHS oversight
U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree last week introduced legislation aimed at curbing what she and civil liberties advocates describe as an…
CBP intelligence platform sits at intersection of border enforcement and domestic surveillance
When a Border Patrol agent photographed a peaceful observer of an immigration enforcement action in Portland, Maine last month, he…
ICE, FBI expand facial recognition use to protest investigations
Federal use of facial recognition and related surveillance technologies has expanded decisively into the monitoring of domestic protest activity, according…
Senators urge DHS watchdog to probe expanding use of biometric and surveillance data by ICE, CBP
Two prominent Democratic U.S. senators have directed the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) inspector general (IG) to investigate what they…
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