Tag: civil liberties

• Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with ‘suspicious’ travel patterns

  November 20, 2025

  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… more ›

• The Take: Is ICE in the US operating as secret police?

  November 19, 2025

  Listen: https://ift.tt/gVvtLU5 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is operating in an unprecedented way during US President Donald Trump’s second term. The agency has existed for over 20 years, but now… more ›

• German police expands use of Palantir surveillance software

  August 6, 2025

  Police and spy agencies are keen to combat criminality and terrorism with artificial intelligence. But critics say the CIA-funded Palantir surveillance software enables “predictive policing.” https://www.dw.com/en/german-police-expands-use-of-palantir-surveillance-software/a-73497117?maca=en-newsletter_en_bulletin-2097-xml-newsletter&at_medium=Newsletter&at_campaign=EN more ›

• Germany Turns to U.S. Playbook: Deportations Target Gaza War Protesters

  April 3, 2025

  Berlin’s immigration authorities are moving to deport four young foreign residents on allegations related to participation in protests against Israel’s war on Gaza, an unprecedented move that raises serious concerns… more ›