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New Prison Mail Policies Threaten Newsletters by and for Incarcerated People
States are adopting surveillance-oriented “paperless” policies that deny incarcerated people access to physical letters.
This $470 Million Surveillance Program Is Watching Immigrants Across the US
There are no established standards for how long immigrants can be monitored or what data ICE can collect or share.
This Isn’t the First Time Chicago’s Been Used as a Laboratory for Policing
Ilā Ravichandran says the current anti-immigrant policing in Chicago builds on attacks on Black Lives Matter protesters.
ICE Just Spent Millions on a Social Media Surveillance AI Program
The digital surveillance software, known as Zignal Labs, is also used by the Israeli military and the Pentagon.
By Enabling Police Surveillance, Elected Officials Fuel Trump’s Agenda
Illinois officials have quietly constructed a statewide surveillance apparatus that fuels ICE’s deportation machine.
From AI to TikTok to TV, This Pro-Israel Billionaire Is Expanding Power in US
One of Trump’s advisers once called megabillionaire Larry Ellison a “shadow president of the United States.”
Senators Warn Trump Administration Is Developing Secret Watchlist of Americans
One called National Security Presidential Memorandum 7 “a greater infringement on freedoms than the Patriot Act.”
Texas AG Announces Undercover Operations Into “Antifa,” Cites “Transgenderism”
The move echoes a push by the Trump administration to weaponize counterterrorism tools against left-leaning groups.
Lawmakers Demand Information About Potential Use of Paragon Spyware by ICE
The lawmakers warned that allowing ICE to use spyware “threatens Americans’ freedom of movement and freedom of speech.”
Trump’s ICE Has Started Targeting Activists, Not Just Immigrants
ICE demanded Meta hand over personal information attached to Instagram accounts that track immigration raids.