US EditionBorder Patrol Secretly Tracks Millions of US Drivers Nationwide
The Border Patrol’s automated license plate reader program flags suspicious travel patterns nationwide, leading to stops and searches, with $342 million in grants fueling expansion.
- Recently, the U.S. Border Patrol has been found to monitor millions of American drivers through a secretive license plate-reader program that flags suspicious travel patterns using a nationwide camera network.
- About a decade after it began, the program expanded over five years as enforcement priorities shifted, with U.S. Border Patrol poised to get more than $2.7 billion and Operation Stonegarden $450 million this year.
- Border Patrol systems ingest data from private companies and the DEA, accessing at least 1,600 license plate readers across 22 states and placing disguised cameras beyond the 100-mile border zone.
- At the roadside, officers then question and sometimes search drivers after local law enforcement agencies carry out pretext stops at Border Patrol's behest using minor traffic violations as excuses, and authorities use civil asset forfeiture to seize cash and vehicles without proof of wrongdoing.
- Civil-Liberties experts note that U.S. Customs and Border Protection's program transforms it into a domestic intelligence operation, and legal scholars warn it raises Fourth Amendment questions, urging Congress and state governments to act.
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"Predictive Intelligence Program" Enables Border Patrol To Monitor And Detain American Drivers With "Suspicious" Travel Patterns, Report Claims * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Danielle
The U.S. Border Patrol is secretly monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a program to identify and detain individuals […]
Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with ‘suspicious’ travel patterns
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious, The Associated Press has found. Read more...
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