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Homeland Security Is Buying Its Way Around the Fourth Amendment
19 July 2022
American taxpayers pay to be spied upon. That's one takeaway from new documents obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), which has been examining how federal agents spent millions to purchase massive...
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american civil liberties union
babel street
carpenter v. united states
cbp
congress
customs and border protection
department of homeland security
dhs
foia
fourth amendment
fourth amendment is not for sale act
freedom of information act
ice
immigration and customs enforcement
personally identifying information
pii
u.s. coast guard
u.s. secret service
u.s. supreme court
venntel
wall street journal
Border Patrol Agents Are Trashing Sikh Asylum-Seekers' Turbans
“The turban is sacred.” At least 64 Sikh men have had their headwear confiscated and discarded by Yuma’s Border Patrol.
2 August 2022
Gurjodh Singh was leaning against a rusted vehicle barrier — planted like a giant jack in the...
american civil liberties union of arizona
anna keating
arizona
attorney deepak ahluwalia
attorney vanessa pineda
az-ca humanitarian coalition
bharatiya janata party
bhupinder
border patrol
california
cbp
colombia
cuba
customs and border protection
department of homeland security
dhs
el salvador
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india
indian
international rescue committee
maria jose pinzon
mexico
muslim
office of the immigration detention ombudsman
phoenix
phoenix welcome center
punjab
rana sodhi
salvation army
san jose
sector chief john modlin
senator kyrsten sinema
senator mark kelly
sikh
transportation security administration
tsa
venezuela
yuma
yuma border patrol sector
The FBI Wants To Be Your Facebook Friend
14 April 2022
Undoubtedly, the FBI has always surveilled the open web, looking for persons or phrases of interest. It’s just going to get a whole lot better at doing it. And it’s going to spend millions of your tax dollars to make it easier to place...
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ice
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linkedin
matt cagle
privacy impact assessment
techdirt
telegram
twitter
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vkontakte
washington post
youtube
ICE force-installed suicide prevention app on employees’ phones
Staffers say move reflects abysmal morale at immigration enforcement agency
31 March 2022
ICE automatically installed a suicide prevention app on employees’ government-issued smartphones this week, staffers told The Washington...
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bureau of alcohol tobacco firearms & explosives
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department of homeland security
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dhs-columbia protocol app
drug enforcement agency
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gao
government accountability office
ice
immigration & customs enforcement
joe biden
ku klux klan
quartz
suicide prevention
title 42
vice president kamala harris
washington times
white house
Greg Abbott Screwed Over Truck Drivers in a Misguided Attempt to Increase Border Security
The new inspection initiative duplicated screenings that were already being carried out, irking trade officials and truckers—even those who have supported Abbott up until this point.
15 April 2022
Last...
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ernesto gaytan
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mexico
national chamber of freight transport
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nuevo leon
pharr-reynosa international bridge
republican
reuters
san antonio
tamaulipas
texas
texas international produce association
texas trucking association
tucson sentinel
txta
united states
Why Does Border Patrol Need the Ability To Delete Messages?
A lawsuit attempts to find out how federal agents are implementing Wickr, a communications service that has an auto-erase function.
4 April 2022
The same government that wants to demand access to all our secure phone and online...
amazon
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citizens for responsibility and ethics in washington
crew
customs and border protection
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director christopher wray
encryption
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federal bureau of investigation
federal records act
national archives and records administration
nbc news
wickr
Faith Under Fire: A Pastor’s Legal Fight Against CBP Exposes a Reckless Surveillance Operation
6 March 2022
The sun was beginning to set as Kaji Dousa neared the border. It was two days into 2019, and the line she was about to cross separating San Diego and Tijuana was the site of a...
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brooklyn
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confidential informants
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edwin edmonds
el salvadore
emergency operations center
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facebook
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federal bureau of investigation
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hia ced o'odham
homeland security investigations
honduras
hsi
human rights first
ice
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inspector general
jasson ricardo acuña polanco
jean montrevil
joe biden
jorge alexander ruiz
judge larry alan burns
judson memorial church
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la mesa
manhattan
martin luther king jr.
mexican army
mexico
mexico city
miguel haro
ms-13
national targeting center
nbc san diego
new sanctuary coalition
new york
new york city
nicolas gonzalez jr.
no more deaths
office of field operations
officer allen tamayo
officer jeremy burnett
operation faithful patriot
operation secure line
otay mesa
park avenue christian church
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port of entry
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queens
ravi ragbir
religious freedom restoration act
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san ysidro
sanctuary caravan
saro oliveri
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scott warren
sentri
sonoran desert
sources of information
southern district of california
stephen miller
student nonviolent coordinating committee
tactical terrorism response team
the intercept
the table
tijuana
trusted traveler programs
ttrt
united church of christ
whatsapp
Affidavit: USBP agent tried strangling her 10-year-old daughter
11 January 2022
A U.S. Border Patrol agent landed behind bars for causing injuries to her daughter, according to Laredo police.
Brandy Marie Ochoa, 41, was served with arrest warrants on Jan. 7 charging her with two counts of...
Affidavit: USBP agent Francisco Javier Romero admits to drinking beer prior to DWI arrest
13 January 2022
A U.S. Border Patrol agent recently arrested on a drunk driving allegation admitted to drinking beer prior to the arrest, according to an arrest affidavit.
The case unfolded at about...
Texas sheriff under investigation for routinely seizing cash from undocumented immigrants
Search warrants show that Real County Sheriff Nathan Johnson is under scrutiny by state investigators, accused of illegally confiscating cash and a pickup truck from immigrants stopped by his deputies.
10...
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gov. greg abbott
institute for justice
president joe biden
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real county sheriff's office
sheriff nathan johnson
texas
texas attorney general's office
texas ranger ricardo guajardo
texas rangers
the texas tribune
Augmenting the cops with armed soldiers:
Texas National Guard Filmed Trespassing During Border Operations
Soldiers patrolling border communities with assault rifles is the latest escalation in Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star.
17 December 2021
It was early November when Marianna...
attorney general merrick garland
black hawk
border patrol
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center for immigration studies
chief raul ortiz
chinook
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department of homeland security
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dhs
director steve mccraw
dps
eagle pass
else hull
fourth amendment
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gov. greg abbott
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humvees
kinney county
maj. mike perry
marianna treviño wright
mission
national butterfly center
national guard
operation lone star
operation steel curtain
posse comitataus act
remain in mexico
rep. joaquin castro
rick perry
rio grande
secretary alejandro mayorkas
south dakota
southern poverty law center
tennessee
texas
texas military department
texas monthly
texas national guard
the intercept
title 42
type investigations
val verde county
willis johnson
zapata county
CBP Proudly Announces Its Facial Recognition Program Has Successfully Nailed A COVID Scofflaw
16 December 2021
Customs and Border Protection continues to protect our borders against… stuff. Much like the TSA struggles to catch any terrorists (or, indeed, any items actual terrorists might use)...
canada
cbp
covid-19 vaccination card
customs and border protection
director of field operations brian j. humphrey
facial-recognition
imposter identification program
pacific highway
seattle
south surrey
transportation security administration
tsa
Mexican woman shot in head by US Border Patrol files claim: ‘I am looking for justice’
Marisol García Alcántara was shot shortly after arriving in the US, while riding in an SUV in Arizona
15 December 2021
Attorneys for a Mexican woman who was shot in the head by a Border Patrol agent and...
arizona
attorney eugene iredale
border patrol
cbp
chris magnus
critical incident teams
customs and border protection
fbi
federal bureau of investigation
marisol garcía alcántara
national use of force review board
nogales
office of professional responsibility
phoenix
raul grijalva
southern border communities coalition
tucson
u.s. district court
Watchdog; Federal anti-terror unit investigated journalists
11 December 2021
A special Customs and Border Protection unit used sensitive government databases intended to track terrorists to investigate as many as 20 U.S.-based journalists, including a Pulitzer Prize-winning Associated Press...
associated press
attorney general merrick garland
barrio logan
cbp
counter network division
customs and border protection
dan white
don mcgahn
homeland security department
james wolfe
jeffrey rambo
lauren easton
national targeting center
new york times
operation whistle pig
politico
pulitizer prize
reporter ali watkins
reporter martha mendoza
san diego
senate intelligence committee
southeast asia
spokeswoman danielle rhoades-ha
sterling
storymakers coffee roasters
virginia
white house
yahoo news
Former federal officer sentenced for threatening 3 Blackfeet tribal employees
23 November 2021
A former off-duty federal law enforcement officer who admitted to misdemeanor assault for pointing an assault rifle at three Blackfeet tribal employees who were testing water on his property was...
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blackfeet indian reservation
blackfeet law enforcement services
blackfeet tribe
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customs and border protection
cut bank
cut bank creek
environmental office
fbi
federal bureau of investigation
glacier county
glacier county sheriff's office
harrison garrett alvarez
montana
u.s. attorney's office
u.s. district judge brian m. morris
California sheriff turning inmates over to ICE in violation of state rules, lawsuit says
17 November 2021
A California sheriff has been hit with a lawsuit from the American Civil Liberties Union after he allegedly violated state law by turning inmates over to Immigration and Customs...
american civil liberties union
border patrol
california
cbp
customs and border protection
ice
immigration and customs enforcement
misael echeveste
norcal resist
sacramento county sheriff's office
senate bill 54
sheriff scott jones
truth act
united latinos
washington examiner
Affidavit: CBP officer charged with DUI
19 November 2021
U.S. Customs and Border Protection confirmed that one of its officers has been arrested on suspicion of driving drunk.
CBP confirmed that Ricardo Lozoya, 42, was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated. He remains on...
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customs and border protection
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dui
dwi
east saunders street and north meadow avenue
laredo
office of professional responsibility
texas
If Courts Won't Protect People's Phones At The Border, Congress Needs To Act Now
26 October 2021
Invasive searches of people's phones at border crossings and international airports have become standard operating procedure for US border control agencies. The usual justifications have been...
cbp
constitution
constitution-free zone
customs and border protection
eff
electronic frontier foundation
fourth amendment
protecting data at the border act
senator rand paul
senator ron wyden
supreme court
Fifth Circuit Says Man Can't Sue Federal Agencies For Allegedly Targeting Him After He Refused To Be An FBI Informant
8 November 2021
The secrecy surrounding all things national security-related continues to thwart lawsuits alleging rights violations. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has...
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buffalo
cbp
customs and border protection
department of homeland security
dhs
dubai
fbi
federal bureau of investigation
fifth circuit court of appeals
foia
fourth amendment
freedom of information act
muslims
new york
selectee list
somalia
ssss
transportation security administration
tsa
u.s. supreme court
California Activists Sue Marin County Sheriff for Illegally Sharing Drivers’ License Plate Data With ICE, CBP and Other Out-of-State Agencies
Immigrants’ Privacy, Security Threatened by Sheriff’s Practice, Which Violates California Law
14 October 2021
Community activists in Northern...
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aclu foundation of san diego & imperial counties
aclu foundation of southern california
aclu norcal
alpr
american civil liberties union
attorney michael t. risher
automated license plate reader
california
california values act
cbp
cesar s. lagleva
customs and border protection
department of homeland security
ice
immigrants' rights program director vasudha talla
immigration and customs enforcement
license plate scans
license plates
lisa bennett
marin
marin county sheriff robert doyle
marin county sheriff's office
marin county superior court
northern california
s.b. 34
s.b. 54
sanctuary law
tara evans