Topic: immigration enforcement
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DHS Hires Bounty Hunters to Photograph Deported Migrants' Homes Abroad
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is hiring private investigators to locate deported immigrants in Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala to collect outstanding government fines, with a $9 million, two-year contract for "Tracing and Payment Recovery Services." The government has levied over $84 billion...
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ICE and CBP Face-Recognition App Fails at Identity Verification
The Mobile Fortify facial recognition app, used by ICE and CBP, suffers from significant reliability issues and was deployed without standard privacy oversight, as it is not designed for definitive field identification. The app's rapid approval followed internal policy changes that removed privac...
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Jeffrey Epstein's 'Personal Hacker' Revealed, Informant Says
A federal judge has delayed a ruling on armed DHS raids in Minnesota, amid scrutiny of ICE's use of AI surveillance tools and military-style tactics in immigration enforcement. Global security concerns include a human trafficking investigation in Laos, the rise of accessible deepfake abuse techno...
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Even the 'Big Dick' Subreddit Is Furious About ICE
Online adult communities, such as the subreddit r/MassiveCock, are unexpectedly becoming platforms for political protest, with users posting anti-ICE messages to challenge the idea that such spaces should remain apolitical. This trend reflects a broader debate about the ethics of adult content co...
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Palantir CEO Alex Karp Addresses ICE in Internal Video
Palantir CEO Alex Karp addressed internal concerns about ICE contracts in a video, but it avoided specific details about the work and provided few concrete answers to employee questions. Karp defended the company's policy of working with any administration, citing past enforcement under Obama, an...
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ICE Uses Palantir AI to Investigate Immigration Tips
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) now uses an AI system developed by Palantir to manage and prioritize public tips, including by translating and summarizing them to speed up initial reviews. This application, operational since May 2025, marks a new, publicly disclosed phase in the lo...
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US Police Get Controversial Face-Scanning App Used by ICE
US Customs and Border Protection has launched Mobile Identify, a facial recognition app for local police collaborating on federal immigration enforcement under Section 287(g) agreements. The app assists trained officers in identifying and processing individuals potentially residing in the U.S. wi...
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ICE's Rapid US Expansion: Where It's Headed Next
ICE is undergoing a major, undisclosed expansion, establishing over 150 new offices and leases nationwide, often located near sensitive sites like schools and places of worship. The expansion relies on the GSA bypassing standard lease procedures at DHS's request, sometimes citing national securit...
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New Complaint: DHS Data May Be Wrongly Removing Voters
A federal program (SAVE) is being used to verify voter citizenship, but a lawsuit alleges its expansion has created an error-prone national registry, leading to the wrongful removal of eligible U.S. citizens from state voter rolls. The SAVE system, originally for verifying immigrant eligibility f...
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Social Security Data Shared With DHS to Target Immigrants
The Social Security Administration has acknowledged sharing citizenship and immigration data with the Department of Homeland Security for enforcement, with the disclosure made through a belatedly updated public notice after data exchanges had already begun. Legal experts highlight potential viola...
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Zohran Mamdani Takes Over NYPD Surveillance System
Zohran Mamdani's mayoral administration will confront the NYPD's extensive surveillance system, which has expanded significantly since 9/11 and includes technologies like CCTV networks and automated license plate readers. Despite their political differences, Mamdani has asked Police Commissioner ...
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Apple, Google Remove ICE-Tracking Apps Under DOJ Pressure
Travel vlogger Harry Jackson documented Nepal's political uprising, turning real-time coverage into a significant story for his online audience. Bluetooth tracking tags like Tile pose privacy risks by transmitting unencrypted location data, which could be exploited for stalking or falsifying move...
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ICE Seeks 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team
The U.S. is expanding digital monitoring by hiring nearly 30 contractors to scan social media platforms 24/7, analyzing posts and messages to generate intelligence for deportation and enforcement actions. The program will operate from ICE targeting centers in Vermont and California, focusing on m...
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Trump's Immigration Crackdown: The Paramilitary Forces Involved
In September 2025, federal agents from the elite Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC) conducted a dramatic raid on a Chicago apartment complex, marking a significant domestic deployment of this paramilitary force for urban immigration enforcement. The raid, based on contested intelligence, result...
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Meta Blocks Users From Sharing ICE Agent Doxxing Sites
Meta has blocked links to the ICE List website across its platforms, citing violations of its policies on personally identifiable information, after the site had circulated freely for over six months. The site's creator argues the block aids ICE agent anonymity and suggests the policy is selectiv...
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ICE Deploys Advanced Spyware for Surveillance
China demonstrated its advanced military technology in a recent parade, highlighting its global technological ambitions. The U.S. is undergoing significant policy shifts, including rebranding the Defense Department and awarding a no-bid contract for combat training, amid debates on election integ...
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DHS Seeks Signal Chats From Protesters
The Department of Homeland Security is seeking access to private Signal group chats used by Maine residents to coordinate responses to ICE operations, as part of discovery in a lawsuit alleging First Amendment violations against protesters. Protesters' attorneys argue this request is a constituti...
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Palantir Staff Question If They’re the Bad Guys
Palantir employees are increasingly concerned that the company has abandoned its civil liberties commitments, as it has become the technological backbone of Trump's immigration enforcement apparatus, supplying software to identify, track, and deport immigrants. This internal backlash marks a shif...
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International Students Scammed With Fake Visa Threats
International students in the U.S. are increasingly targeted by scammers posing as officials, who exploit fears over visa status to deceive them through emails, texts, and calls. These scams primarily aim for financial gain by using threats or fake rewards, leading to compromised accounts, financ...
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Ring Scraps Flock Safety Deal Following Super Bowl Ad Backlash
Ring canceled its planned integration with Flock Safety due to public backlash over surveillance and privacy concerns, citing resource constraints and stating no customer video was shared. The company has faced criticism for past law enforcement partnerships, including a now-discontinued warrantl...
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