Lawmakers move to rein in ICE’s use of mobile facial recognition
U.S. Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, the top Democrat on the House Committee on Homeland Security, introduced legislation aimed at sharply…
Mobile Fortify
Mobile Fortify is a CBP app available to ICE field agents. The app allows agents to use their phones to gather biometrics of people encountered in the field.
ICE’s use of CBP biometric surveillance app built on paper thin oversight
The document justifying Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) use of Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Mobile Fortify app is just…
Civil liberties groups demand DHS shut down ICE’s Mobile Fortify app
A broad coalition of civil rights, privacy, and immigrant advocacy organizations is urging the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to…
CBP expands mobile facial recognition to local police through new app
On Monday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) quietly rolled out a new mobile face-scanning app called Mobile Identify for…
Senators demand ICE halt use of Mobile Fortify app amid growing privacy concerns
For the second time, Senator Edward J. Markey – now joined by three other senators – wrote Monday to Immigration…
Trump administration expands facial recognition while erasing oversight policy
The Trump administration quietly erased a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) policy on facial recognition from its public website while…
Live mobile facial recognition gains popularity among US, UK law enforcement
Operator-initiated facial recognition (OIFR) is gaining popularity in the U.S. and UK as a tool for identifying possible illegal immigrants…
Senators call on ICE to halt use of facial recognition as surveillance powers grow
Senators Edward Markey, Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley – all Democrats – have issued a pointed demand to U.S. Immigration…
Lawmakers demand answers on ICE facial recognition app as oversight fight intensifies
Democrats on the House Committee on Homeland Security have demanded that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) turn over legal…
ICE’s facial recognition app raises alarms over expansion of domestic surveillance
In early 2025, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) quietly expanded its biometric surveillance footprint with the deployment of a powerful…
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