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, 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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Subscribe to the Free Future Newsletter Free Future home The Associated Press has published the results of a wide-ranging investigation showing that the U.S. Border Patrol has built a nationwide dragnet driver-surveillance system that it uses to target people it thinks are “suspicious.” The Border Patrol, which most Americans probably think just, as its name says, patrols the border, has long been a lawless, rogue agency. Now it appears to have …
“Predictive Intelligence Program” Enables Border Patrol To Monitor And Detain American Drivers With “Suspicious” Travel Patterns, Report Claims
The U.S. Border Patrol is secretly monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a program to identify and detain individuals who have “suspicious” travel patterns, the Associated Press claims. According to the outlet, the “predictive intelligence program” uses cameras to scan and record vehicle license plate information and flag those deemed suspicious. Federal agents can potentially notify local law enforcement, the outlet said. The ou…
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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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