Updates about implementation of several technology and surveillance programs along the U.S.-Mexico border. (Link at dhs.gov)
Southwest Border Technology Integration Program Calendar Year 2022 – Increment 2 Funding
11 Reports tagged “Technology”
Links to long-form information about U.S. border governance and migration
Spotlight on the Borderlands: How Militarization and Border Control Impact Migrants and Border Residents on the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands
Published by the National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights on October 27, 2022.
Articles and analyses from “frontline leaders and organizers with direct experience, both in theory and practice, of migrant human rights.”
‘Never sleeps, never even blinks’: the hi-tech Anduril towers spreading along the US border
Published by the Guardian on September 16, 2022.
Artificial intelligence-powered surveillance towers are being installed along the border, raising civil liberties and similar concerns.
The Most Surveilled Place in America
Published by The Verge on August 3, 2022.
Explores the humanitarian impact of U.S. border law enforcement agencies’ adoption of sophisticated technologies to deter migrants.
Inside the World of Misinformation Targeting Migrants on Social Media
Published by the Tech Transparency Project on July 26, 2022.
interviews with 200 migrants offer a glimpse into how they get information about their routes to the United States, including the role of social media and smugglers.
‘I felt like I was a prisoner’: The rapid rise of US immigration authorities’ electronic surveillance programs
Published by CODA on May 26, 2022.
Journalist Erica Hellerstein investigates the “quiet but quick” expansion of alternatives to detention programs to surveil released migrants in the United States.
Under Biden, the Border Wall Is More Powerful Than Ever
Published by the Nation on May 11, 2022.
Concerns about surveillance technologies that the Biden administration is increasingly installing along the border.
American Dragnet: Data-Driven Deportation in the 21st Century
Published by the Georgetown Law Center on Privacy and Technology on May 10, 2022.
An investigation reveals that Immigration and Customs Enforcement has built a surveillance apparatus that gathers personal information about a majority of U.S. citizens.
Robot Dogs Take Another Step Towards Deployment at the Border
An article hails a DHS contractor’s development of Automated Ground Surveillance Vehicles, or “robot dogs,” and discusses their possible use at the U.S.-Mexico border. (Link at dhs.gov)
The Deadly Digital Border Wall
Published by Mijente, Just Futures Law, and No Border Wall Coalition on October 28, 2021.
Lays out concerns about tools used for “digital wall” surveillance, biometrics, and hacking and tracking of internet communications.
The “smarter” wall: How drones, sensors, and AI are patrolling the border
Published by Vox Recode on February 7, 2020.
A look at drones, towers, sensors, and other so-called “smart wall” technology.