Georgia Hyundai Plant Immigration Raid
Immigration authorities raided a Hyundai battery plant in Georgia, detaining around 450 individuals in a coordinated multi‐agency operation. The bust targeted illegal activity at the facility in a bid to enforce border regulations, leaving little room for debate about the firm’s location and operations.
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Biden stopped ICE from buying Israeli spyware, but Trump admin allows it to proceed
Brandon Vigliarolo / theregister - Privacy advocates don't care if Paragon is based in the US now - they still don't want ICE armed with spyware ICE may soon have a new weapon in its arsenal. The White House has reversed a Biden-era decision to suspend the Immigration and Customs Enforceme…
Back to Top / Tuesday, September 2, 2025, 3:21 pm / permalink 13600 / 2 stories in 6 months
Device searches at the US border hit record high, new data shows
Zack Whittaker / techcrunch - There have been more border device searches than ever before, per new data, despite the constitutionality of whether these searches are legal.
Back to Top / Wednesday, August 20, 2025, 3:20 pm / permalink 12744 / 2 stories in 6 months
TSA to finally end its dumb shoe removal policy for airport security
Andrew J. Hawkins / theverge - A key pillar of post-9/11 airport security theater may finally be going away. Multiple outlets are reporting that the Transportation Security Administration will start allowing passengers at a few select airports to keep their shoes on while going through…
Back to Top / Tuesday, July 8, 2025, 2:21 pm / permalink 9627 / 3 stories in 7 months
Trump’s LA troop deployment stokes partisan firestorm
Trump’s decision to deploy troops in Los Angeles has ignited political sparring. With lawmakers debating both the legality and the appropriateness of military involvement on domestic soil, critics have taken a jab at the administration’s rationale as tensions and eyebrow-raises reach new heights.
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Feds Reportedly Sent a Predator Drone to Spy on LA Protesters
Lucas Ropek / gizmodo - The government is busting out the big guns to surveil protesters, according to trackers.
Back to Top / Tuesday, June 10, 2025, 4:20 pm / permalink 7548 / 4 stories in 8 months
Airlines Don't Want You to Know They Sold Your Flight Data to DHS
Joseph Cox / 404media - A contract obtained by 404 Media shows that an airline-owned data broker forbids the feds from revealing it sold them detailed passenger data.
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US border agents to photograph car exiters with facial recognition
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is set to capture every face of drivers leaving the country with high-tech facial recognition that matches travelers against their passports. The agency’s ambitious plan has security officials applauding while privacy advocates raise an eyebrow at this unprecedented surveillance move.
Back to Top / Friday, May 9, 2025, 3:20 pm / permalink 4417 / 3 stories in 9 months