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Immigration agents' surveillance tools and tactics raise questions about civil liberties

Immigration agents' surveillance tools and tactics raise questions about civil liberties

Summary

Immigration officials use various tools to monitor immigrants and people protesting, such as facial recognition technology, cellphone trackers, and drones. These methods raise concerns about personal freedoms.

Key Facts

  • Federal immigration officials employ facial recognition apps to track individuals.
  • They use cellphone trackers to monitor the locations of targets.
  • Drones are part of the surveillance tools used by these officials.
  • The use of these technologies is meant for monitoring immigrants and protesters.
  • There are concerns about how these surveillance methods impact civil liberties.
  • Joseph Cox, an investigative journalist, discussed these issues with William Brangham.
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