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fromSilicon Canals
2 days ago
US politics

ICE confirms it deployed Paragon spyware inside the United States for drug trafficking cases - Silicon Canals

NYC parents
fromWIRED
1 week ago

Why ICE Is Allowed to Impersonate Law Enforcement

ICE agents misled campus security to detain a student without proper identification or judicial warrant.
US politics
fromTechCrunch
3 days ago

ICE says it bought Paragon's spyware to use in drug trafficking cases | TechCrunch

ICE has utilized spyware from Paragon Solutions to combat drug trafficking and foreign terrorist organizations' use of encrypted communications.
Boston
fromFast Company
5 days ago

Woman allegedly called ICE on workers she hired

A woman faces backlash for allegedly reporting construction workers to ICE after a roofing job, claiming she owes them money and denies making the call.
US politics
fromSilicon Canals
2 days ago

ICE confirms it deployed Paragon spyware inside the United States for drug trafficking cases - Silicon Canals

ICE is using commercial spyware domestically, raising constitutional concerns about warrantless surveillance and lack of oversight.
Washington DC
fromwww.npr.org
6 days ago

ICE officers could remain at airports after TSA workers are paid

ICE agents may stay at airports even after TSA workers receive paychecks, depending on TSA staffing levels.
NYC parents
fromWIRED
1 week ago

Why ICE Is Allowed to Impersonate Law Enforcement

ICE agents misled campus security to detain a student without proper identification or judicial warrant.
Canada news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Nine charged over alleged conspiracy to import tonnes of cocaine and meth via mother ship' in Australian waters

Nine men are accused of a drug trafficking conspiracy involving cocaine and methamphetamine in Australia following a trawler sinking incident.
#immigration
fromWIRED
5 days ago
Mission District

Opposing ICE Might Save the Country. It Could Also Ruin Your Life

US politics
fromTravel + Leisure
1 week ago

ICE Agents Are Being Deployed to U.S. Airports Amid Shutdown-What Travelers Should Expect

Federal immigration officers are being deployed to U.S. airports to address security issues amid a partial government shutdown.
US politics
fromFortune
1 week ago

ICE begins its descent on the nation's airports on day 43 of the partial government shut down | Fortune

Federal immigration officers are being deployed to U.S. airports to assist TSA during a government shutdown causing long security lines.
Social justice
fromABC7 Los Angeles
2 days ago

Immigrants seeking asylum ordered to countries they've never been to, stuck in limbo

Many immigrants face third-country deportation orders to nations where they have no ties, creating fear and uncertainty in their asylum processes.
Mission District
fromWIRED
5 days ago

Opposing ICE Might Save the Country. It Could Also Ruin Your Life

Rafael Concepcion has dedicated himself to creating tools to resist federal immigration enforcement after witnessing the impact on his community.
NYC parents
fromTruthout
1 week ago

Office of Refugee Resettlement Has Become an Arm of Immigration Enforcement

Carlos sought to reunite with his children but was detained by ICE under deceptive circumstances.
US politics
fromIndependent
5 days ago

Alex Woodward: How ICE agents have become Donald Trump's own personal police

Donald Trump is using armed ICE officers at airports to pressure Democrats and Republicans regarding the filibuster.
US politics
fromTravel + Leisure
1 week ago

ICE Agents Are Being Deployed to U.S. Airports Amid Shutdown-What Travelers Should Expect

Federal immigration officers are being deployed to U.S. airports to address security issues amid a partial government shutdown.
US politics
fromFortune
1 week ago

ICE begins its descent on the nation's airports on day 43 of the partial government shut down | Fortune

Federal immigration officers are being deployed to U.S. airports to assist TSA during a government shutdown causing long security lines.
DC food
fromBoston.com
2 days ago

Mass. man sentenced for illegally trafficking dozens of endangered animal parts

A man was sentenced for trafficking over 100 endangered animal parts, highlighting serious wildlife crime and conservation issues.
Washington DC
fromWIRED
3 days ago

Unmasking the Paramilitary Agents Behind Trump's Violent Immigration Crackdown

The Trump administration's use of BORTAC for urban immigration enforcement marks a significant shift in domestic law enforcement tactics.
#illegal-immigration
California
fromCalifornia Post
4 days ago

Fugitive illegal migrant with long rap sheet smashes into ICE agent with vehicle

Xa Lee, an illegal migrant with a criminal record, struck an ICE agent with his vehicle during a traffic stop in Sacramento.
California
fromCalifornia Post
1 week ago

Border agents bust migrant sneaking into California in most unlikely of places

US Customs and Border Protection agents discovered an illegal immigrant hidden inside a gas tank of a vehicle at the San Ysidro port of entry.
California
fromCalifornia Post
4 days ago

Fugitive illegal migrant with long rap sheet smashes into ICE agent with vehicle

Xa Lee, an illegal migrant with a criminal record, struck an ICE agent with his vehicle during a traffic stop in Sacramento.
California
fromCalifornia Post
1 week ago

Border agents bust migrant sneaking into California in most unlikely of places

US Customs and Border Protection agents discovered an illegal immigrant hidden inside a gas tank of a vehicle at the San Ysidro port of entry.
#rohingya-refugee
NYC parents
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Death of Rohingya refugee left in parking lot by US border agents ruled a homicide

The death of Nurul Amin Shah, a Rohingya refugee, was ruled a homicide due to negligence by immigration agents who abandoned him in cold conditions.
NYC parents
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Death of Rohingya refugee left in parking lot by US border agents ruled a homicide

The death of Nurul Amin Shah, a Rohingya refugee, was ruled a homicide due to negligence by immigration agents who abandoned him in cold conditions.
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
4 days ago

Pair jailed for advertising small-boat crossings

Two Vietnamese nationals were jailed for smuggling people from France to the UK via small boats, targeting the Vietnamese community.
Information security
fromSecuritymagazine
4 days ago

The Rising Tide of Executive Protection: Corporations Ramp Up Security in an Era of Heightened Threats

Companies are increasingly investing in executive protection due to rising threats, making it a strategic necessity for business continuity and resilience.
#uk-france-relations
France news
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

UK to pay France extra 16m in stopgap deal to patrol Channel beaches

The UK will pay France an extra £16.2 million for police patrols to prevent small-boat crossings in the Channel.
France news
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

UK-France beach patrol deal to intercept small boats on verge of collapse

The UK's agreement with France for beach patrols is at risk of collapse due to disagreements over asylum seeker safety and interception numbers.
fromMail Online
5 days ago

Britain has just 20 years to save its wildlife, experts warn

'Our results show that the next 20 years are critical,' lead author Dr Rob Cooke told the Daily Mail. 'By around 2050, we reach a point where the choices we make on emissions and land use will largely determine whether Britain moves towards a much more degraded or a much more nature‑positive future.'
Environment
fromMiami Herald
6 days ago

Red Fox Survives 14-Day Voyage Across the Atlantic as Stowaway on Cargo Ship

The vessel had been transporting automobiles from England to the United States. How exactly the fox got onto the ship remains unknown, but officials do not know at what point during the 14-day journey the fox was discovered.
Pets
Canada news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Canadian woman held with daughter by ICE is released after nearly three weeks of detention

A Canadian woman and her daughter were released from ICE detention after nearly three weeks, facing potential deportation despite claims of valid immigration status.
Media industry
fromThe New Yorker
1 week ago

What ICE Is Actually Doing at the Airport

Social media companies are being held accountable for their impact on mental health, challenging previous legal protections like Section 230.
US politics
fromElectronic Frontier Foundation
1 day ago

The FAA's "Temporary" Flight Restriction for Drones is a Blatant Attempt to Criminalize Filming ICE

The Trump administration's flight restriction limits the First Amendment right to record law enforcement using drones near ICE and CBP vehicles.
fromwww.cbc.ca
5 days ago

Air Canada employee charged after alleged weed smuggling scheme at Pearson airport | CBC News

The RCMP alleges an Air Canada employee working in the baggage room had placed luggage tags with the unsuspecting passengers' names on the suitcases that contained the cannabis.
Canada news
#tsa
fromFortune
6 days ago
US politics

ICE agents called in to help ease airport security lines may not be leaving anytime soon, even after Trump ordered pay for TSA officers | Fortune

fromDefector
1 week ago
US politics

ICE Agents Deployed To Nation's Swamped Airports To Stand Around And Do Nothing | Defector

US politics
fromConde Nast Traveler
1 day ago

TSA Lines Are Returning to Normal at Airports Across the US

TSA officer pay resumption has significantly reduced airport security wait times across major U.S. airports after weeks of delays due to the government shutdown.
US politics
fromFortune
6 days ago

ICE agents called in to help ease airport security lines may not be leaving anytime soon, even after Trump ordered pay for TSA officers | Fortune

Emergency pay for TSA agents ordered by Trump, but major airports still urge early arrival due to ongoing staffing issues.
US politics
fromDefector
1 week ago

ICE Agents Deployed To Nation's Swamped Airports To Stand Around And Do Nothing | Defector

The TSA faces severe staffing shortages due to a government shutdown, leading to long airport security wait times and deployment of ICE agents for assistance.
#government-shutdown
US politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 days ago

US Homeland Security shutdown to stretch on, despite Senate passing funding

The House has not voted on the Senate bill, prolonging the partial government shutdown affecting DHS funding and federal workers.
fromPOLITICO
5 days ago
US politics

The DHS shutdown might never end

The government shutdown has left tens of thousands of workers affected, with low morale and no immediate resolution in sight.
US politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 days ago

US Homeland Security shutdown to stretch on, despite Senate passing funding

The House has not voted on the Senate bill, prolonging the partial government shutdown affecting DHS funding and federal workers.
US politics
fromPOLITICO
5 days ago

The DHS shutdown might never end

The government shutdown has left tens of thousands of workers affected, with low morale and no immediate resolution in sight.
SOMA, SF
fromwww.sandiegouniontribune.com
3 weeks ago

CBP officers find woman in SUV's gas tank at California-Mexico border crossing

CBP officers discovered a Mexican woman smuggled inside a modified gas tank of an SUV at San Ysidro Port of Entry, suffering chemical burns from gasoline exposure.
Austin
fromTechCrunch
3 weeks ago

Owner of ICE detention facility sees big opportunity in AI man camps | TechCrunch

AI data center developers are using temporary worker villages called man camps, with companies like Target Hospitality securing $132 million in contracts to build and operate these facilities.
US politics
fromKqed
4 days ago

Agents of Chaos: Border Patrol's Year of Unchecked Force | KQED

DHS agents' actions raise concerns about accountability and credibility in law enforcement.
US politics
fromWIRED
1 week ago

ICE Agents Frustrate Airport Workers as Shutdown Drags On

ICE agents deployed to airports to alleviate security line issues are not properly trained, causing frustration among TSA employees and passengers.
#ice-deployment
US politics
fromIntelligencer
1 week ago

What Exactly Are ICE Agents Doing at Airports?

ICE agents deployed to airports to assist TSA amid staffing shortages, but their specific roles remain unclear and have drawn skepticism.
US politics
fromGothamist
1 week ago

ICE agents deployed to NYC airports do not appear to help ease TSA lines

ICE agents deployed to NYC airports are not effectively assisting TSA, raising concerns about their actual purpose.
fromSFGATE
2 months ago

'Citizen surveillance': Border Patrol plans cameras over Calif. city

The federal government is demanding a black box operation on our soil,
Privacy technologies
Artificial intelligence
fromWIRED
2 months ago

CBP Wants AI-Powered 'Quantum Sensors' for Finding Fentanyl in Cars

U.S. Customs and Border Protection contracted General Dynamics, $2.4M, to prototype quantum sensors with an AI database to detect illicit substances in containers.
Environment
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

Border inspector finds protected birds in man's pants. Here's how he tried to explain it

A Tijuana resident smuggled two orange-fronted parakeets in his underwear and another smuggler hid 14 keel-billed toucans in a car dashboard.
US news
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

ICE releases scientist arrested after wrong turn at Canadian border

A University at Buffalo researcher arrested after a wrong turn onto the Peace Bridge was released on bond after nearly a month in ICE detention.
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 month ago

ICE has offices in 5 Canadian cities. Is your city on the list? | CBC News

Homeland Security Investigations operates from the U.S. embassy and consulates across Canada to investigate transnational crimes and assist in tracking suspects.
fromThe Walrus
3 weeks ago

How Canada Is Being Pulled into America's War on "Narco-Terrorists" | The Walrus

The Donald Trump administration has insisted their actions are lawful and in compliance with the Law of Armed Conflict, with justification centred around "the United States' inherent right of self-defence as a matter of international law." The occupants targeted in the operation have been designated as "narco-terrorists" or members of "designated terrorist organizations," as a justification for blowing them out of the water-except, to date, no evidence or intelligence to back up those claims has been presented by the US to the public.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

No deportation officer has been killed in the line of duty since ICE's creation

Of the 15 officers who died in the line of duty while working for Enforcement and Removal Operations, the ICE branch charged with detaining unauthorized migrants within the interior of the US, all but two died of Covid. One deportation officer, Brian Beliso, died of a heart attack in 2020 during a foot chase. The other deportation officer to die of something other than Covid, Lorenzo Roberto Gomez, experienced heat stress during a training exercise in El Paso, Texas, leading to hospitalization.
US politics
fromwww.dailynews.com
2 months ago

Shooting involving Border Patrol leaves 1 in critical condition near US-Mexico border

One person was shot and in critical condition Tuesday in a shooting involving the Border Patrol near the U.S.- Mexico border, authorities in Arizona said. The Pima County Sheriff's Department said it was working with the FBI and U.S. Customs and Border Protection in response to the shooting in Arivaca, Arizona, a community about 10 miles from the border. U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the FBI did not immediately respond to emails and telephone calls seeking more information.
US news
US politics
fromTruthout
1 month ago

CBP Doubles and ICE Quadruples Their Weapons Stockpiles in 1 Year

ICE and CBP spending on weapons and ammunition exceeded $144 million in 2025, with ICE spending surging 360 percent and CBP spending doubling compared to 2024.
US politics
fromWIRED
1 month ago

Inside the Homeland Security Forum Where ICE Agents Talk Shit About Other Agents

HSI forum members criticize ERO's paramilitary tactics, express discomfort with mass deportations, debate agent-public interactions, and complain about working conditions.
US politics
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

How are ICE agents recruited, and who are they?

ICE doubled its agent force and accelerated deportations while shortening training and removing Spanish requirements, prompting screening, suitability, and politicization concerns after a fatality.
US politics
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

The Real Reason ICE Agents Wear Masks

Federal agents empowered to use force must be publicly identifiable to ensure accountability; anonymity for such public servants is unjustified.
US politics
fromWIRED
1 month ago

Inside the ICE Forum Where Agents Complain About Their Jobs

A large unofficial forum of purported ICE and CBP personnel reveals grievances about long hours, poor leadership, inadequate training, and controversial enforcement tactics.
#coast-guard
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

US border czar in Minnesota to 'regain law and order'

Senator Susan Collins, a Republican representing the northeastern state of Maine, said on Thursday that immigration officials had ceased their "enhanced operations" in the state.
US politics
fromTruthout
2 months ago

The Rio Grande Has Transformed From Environmental Haven to Militarized Border

As a child, Michelle Serrano would take trips to Boca Chica with her grandmother. From her home in Brownsville, the drive ran east through Texas wetlands and countryside before landing on miles of beach, stretching far down the Gulf Coast just above the U.S.-Mexico border. They'd spend the day there, swimming, laying out - which didn't cost anything, unlike at South Padre Island to the north. For them, it was the peoples' beach.
US politics
fromTechCrunch
2 months ago

Here's the tech powering ICE's deportation crackdown | TechCrunch

Cell-site simulators ICE has a technology known as cell-site simulators to snoop on cellphones. These surveillance devices, as the name suggests, are designed to appear as a cellphone tower, tricking nearby phones to connect to them. Once that happens, the law enforcement authorities who are using the cell-site simulators can locate and identify the phones in their vicinity, and potentially intercept calls, text messages, and internet traffic.
US politics
fromFortune
1 month ago

Congress let more law enforcement agencies to down rogue drones. Then Customs and Border Protection fired a laser, shutting down an airport | Fortune

The government's ability to deal with drones that pose a threat on American soil has been questioned this week after the use of a laser designed to shoot down drones near the border in Texas led to the abrupt closure of the airspace over El Paso, sources familiar with the situation told The Associated Press. The details of exactly what happened before the Federal Aviation Administration shut down the busy airport in the Mexican border city on Wednesday aren't entirely clear,
US politics
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

The War Within Homeland Security

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem appeared before a bank of television cameras in Washington, D.C., on Saturday night to blame the man who had been shot to death by federal agents in Minneapolis that morning for his own death, claiming without evidence that he had intended "to kill law enforcement" and had been "brandishing" a weapon. Behind her stood the commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, Rodney Scott, sending a silent message of unity.
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