DHS expands biometric entry-exit, CBP to photograph all noncitizens at US borders
When the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published its final rule last week expanding the use of biometrics at the…
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Surveillance shadows No Kings protests
On October 18, seven million Americans poured into streets and public squares across the nation to take part in what…
Digital detention expands under the guise of compassion, report says
A new policy report jointly produced by the Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, International Detention Coalition, and Refugee Law…
Trump administration accused of creating illegal citizenship database
A coalition led by the League of Women Voters filed a class action lawsuit this week in the U.S. District…
Breach of FEMA, CBP deepens concerns over national security vulnerabilities
When the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed that a breach in July exposed data from the Federal Emergency Management…
CBP biometric exit blurs lines between convenience and surveillance
U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) biometric exit program has matured into a hybrid system that pairs airline-installed cameras at…
Trump’s second term drives a biometric spending boom on the border
When Donald Trump returned to the presidency in January, it was clear from the start that immigration enforcement would again…
CBP fails to protect data on tens of thousands of mobile devices
U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) vast fleet of government smartphones and tablets suffer from basic security failures that has…
Genetic privacy erodes as millions of DNA profiles are entered into US database
In May 2024, researchers at Georgetown Law’s Center on Privacy & Technology released a sprawling report on how the Department…
Palantir, ICE, and the quiet expansion of a biometric dragnet
The collection and analysis of personal data have long been central to the operations of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
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