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Border Patrol Secretly Tracks Millions of US Drivers Nationwide
The Border Patrol’s program scans millions of plates nationwide, using algorithms to flag suspicious travel and prompt local law enforcement stops and searches, officials said.
- Recently, U.S. Border Patrol expanded a nationwide license-plate reader program that monitors millions of drivers and flags suspicious travel, alerting local law enforcement for stops and searches.
- CBP obtained authorization to run domestic license-plate readers in 2017, funded by Operation Stonegarden and private vendors Rekor, Vigilant Solutions, and Flock Safety, extending Border Patrol’s reach.
- Automated software converts plate images into searchable text and location data for human review, while Border Patrol agents hide readers in traffic drums and share travel tips in WhatsApp group chats.
- In one high-profile case, Alek Schott was detained roadside for over an hour and his suit is pending in federal court, while CBP defended its use of readers, citing national security to withhold some records.
- With a budget request seeking more than $2.7 billion, CBP said the license-plate program is part of a broader shift transforming it into an intelligence-style domestic operation, raising Fourth Amendment concerns, legal scholars say.
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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
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